The ''Brooke'' class was a
United States Navy
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frigate class based on the design of the , but with the addition of the
Tartar Guided Missile System. The first unit was commissioned in 1966 and the final sixth unit was decommissioned in 1989.
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Description
''Brooke''-class ships were nearly identical to the ''Garcia'' class, except the second
5-inch/38 caliber gun was replaced with a
Tartar missile system and electronics. ''Brooke'' class ships also had the
AN/SPS-52 3D air search radar instead of the two dimension
AN/SPS-40
The AN/SPS-40 is a United States Navy two-dimensional, long range air search radar that is capable of providing contact bearing and range. It was used on s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s and many other ship classes. Its "basket" antenna with the ove ...
and added the
AN/SPG-51
The AN/SPG-51 is an American tracking / illumination fire-control radar for RIM-24 Tartar and RIM-66 Standard missiles. It is used for target tracking and Surface-to-air missile guidance on s, s, and s.
The Italian Navy used it aboard their ''Au ...
for target tracking and missile guidance. The
Mk 22 single arm missile launcher was placed amidships. The magazine held 16 missiles.
FFG-1 through FFG-3 had a Westinghouse geared steam turbine while FFG-4 through FFG-6 employed a
General Electric
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turbine. All ships had two
Foster Wheeler boilers. FFG-4 through FFG-6 had an angled base of the bridge structure behind the
ASROC
The RUR-5 ASROC (for "Anti-Submarine Rocket") is an all-weather, all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile system. Developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s, it was deployed in the 1960s, updated in the 1990s, and eventually installed ...
launcher for automatic reloading.
The ''Brooke'' class was originally designed to carry the
DASH drone, but were later equipped with LAMPS
SH-2 Seasprite
The Kaman SH-2 Seasprite is a ship-based helicopter originally developed and produced by American manufacturer Kaman Aircraft Corporation. It has been typically used as a compact and fast-moving rotorcraft for utility and anti-submarine warfar ...
after the hangar was enlarged.
systems were evaluated on including the
Otobreda 76 mm
The OTO Melara 76 mm gun is a naval gun built and designed by the Italian defence company OTO Melara. It is based on the OTO Melara 76/62C and evolved toward 76/62 SR and 76/62 Strales.
The system is compact enough to be installed on re ...
gun, the AN/SQS-56 sonar and other systems.
Initially authorized as guided missile destroyer escorts (DEG), FFG-1 through FFG-3 were authorized in FY1962 while FFG-4 through FFG-6 were authorized in FY1963. Plans called for ten more ships to be authorized in FY1964 and possibly three more in later years, but those plans were dropped because of the $11 million higher cost of the DEG over an FF.
Units
Gallery
Image:USS Talbot (FFG-4) ASROC Panama Canal.jpg, ''Talbot'' with angled bridge structure for automated ASROC loading.
Image:USS Ramsey (FFG-2) radar and electronic equipment.jpg, ''Ramseys SPS-52, black panel at center and AN/SPG-51, dish at right.
Image:USS Schofield (FFG-3) stbd beam view.jpg, ''Schofield'' underway near San Diego, CA
Notes
External links
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