Mk 11 missile launcher
| MK 11 Guided Missile Launching System | |
|---|---|
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RIM-24 Tartar blue and white Training Surface to Air Missiles (T-SAMs) being displayed on the port Mk 11 launcher of the guided missile cruiser USS Chicago | |
| Type | Guided Missile Launching System |
| Place of origin | United States of America |
| Service history | |
| Used by | United States Navy |
| Wars |
Cold War Vietnam War |
| Specifications | |
| Rate of fire | 1 Tartar salvo every 20 seconds |
The Mk 11 guided missile launching system (GMLS) is a twin-arm missile launcher designed for use on frigates and other military vessels.
The launcher could use the RIM-24 Tartar or RIM-66 Standard MR missile and was used on Albany class cruisers and the first thirteen Charles F. Adams class destroyers. The destroyers had one launcher at the rear of the ship while the cruisers had 2 launchers mounted amidships on either side of the ship. New Threat Upgrade added the ability to launch RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles. The single armed Mk 13 missile launcher was similar in size and footprint and was used in the later Charles F. Adams class destroyers instead of the Mk 11.
Usage
- Albany class cruiser
- Charles F. Adams class destroyers
Gallery
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An RGM-84A Harpoon antiship cruise missile is fired from an Mk 11 launcher aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Lawrence
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