USS ROSS DDG 71 |
Keel Laid: April 10, 1995 Christened: April 20, 1996 Commissioned: June 28, 1997 Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss. Propulsion system: four General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine engines Propellers: two Blades on each Propeller: five Length, overall: 505,25 feet (154 meters) Beam: 67 feet (20.4 meters) Draft: 30,5 feet (9.3 meters) Displacement: approx. 8.300 tons full load Speed: 30+ knots Crew: 23 Officers, 24 Chief Petty Officers and 291 Enlisted Armament: - 2 MK-41 VLS for Standard Missiles, Tomahawk - 1 MK-45 5-inch/54 caliber lightweight gun - 1 MK-15 20mm Phalanx CIWS - 1 MK-15 Mod 31 SeaRAM Launcher - 2 MK-38 MOD 2 25mm Machine Gun System (MGS) - MK 46 torpedoes (from two triple tube mounts) Homeport: Norfolk, VA. |