Garcia-class
usn_ff_garciaSurface ShipsUSAASW,ASuW_Gun
- Length
- 126.4 m
- Beam
- 13.4 m
- Displacement
- 3400 t
- Max Speed
- 29 kn
Description
Commissioned in the mid to late-1960s the Garcia-class are intended primarily to provide an anti-submarine capability for convoys and amphibious groups. The prime armament of these platforms is the AN/SQS-26 and ASROC and they were originally intended to carry the small DASH ASW UAV. However, after DASH failed the ships were rebuilt with hangars capable of supporting a SH-2F Seasprite.
Unit
- Type
- Vessel
- Role
- ASW, ASuW_Gun
- In service
- 1964–1989
- Variants
- 10
- Armor
- None
- Task Force cost
- 2,000 pts
- Score value
- 3
Dimensions
- Length
- 126.4 m
- Beam
- 13.4 m
- Displacement
- 3,400 t
Performance
- Max speed
- 29 kn
- Max reverse
- 7 kn
- Cavitation speed
- 4 kn
Machinery
- Main power
- Steam
- Horsepower
- 35,000 hp
- Propulsion
- 1 shaft
- Rudders
- 1
Aviation
- Aircraft capacity
- 1
- Aircraft supported
- SH-2F,FR Alouette II,fr AS-350,IAF Md500,iqaf Md500,raf Scout Ah1,rn Wasp Has1,rn Lynx Has2
- Air group
- SH-2F ×1
Signatures
- Visual ID range
- 11 nm
- RCS
- Semi-large
- IR signature
- Semi-large
Service variants
| Variant | In service |
|---|---|
| FF-1040 | 1964–1989 |
| FF-1041 | 1965–1988 |
| FF-1043 | 1965–1988 |
| FF-1044 | 1965–1989 |
| FF-1045 | 1965–1989 |
| FF-1047 | 1966–1989 |
| FF-1048 | 1968–1988 |
| FF-1049 | 1967–1989 |
| FF-1050 | 1968–1989 |
| FF-1051 | 1968–1988 |