USS Arkansas Stats Page

USS Arkansas Stats:

USS ARKANSAS was the fourth and last ship in the VIRGINIA class. The cruiser was the fourth ship in the Navy named after the state of Arkansas and today the ship is decommissioned with the hull being anchored at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, WA, awaiting final disposal by recycling.

The ship was last home ported in Bremerton, WA.
General Characteristics: Awarded: January 31, 1975
Keel laid: January 17, 1977
Launched: October 21, 1978
Commissioned: October 18, 1980
Decommissioned: July 7, 1998
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va.
Propulsion system: two D2G General Electric nuclear reactors
Propellers: two
Length: 585 feet (178 meters)
Beam: 63 feet (19.2 meters)
Draft: 31,5 feet (9.6 meters)
Displacement: approx. 11,300 tons full load
Speed: 30+ knots
Aircraft: none and no helicopter landing capability
Armament: two Mk-26 missile launcher for Standard missiles (MR) and ASROC, two Mk-141 Harpoon missile launchers, two armored box launchers for Tomahawk ASM/LAM, Mk-46 torpedoes from two triple mounts, two 5-inch/54 caliber Mk-45 lightweight guns, two 20mm Phalanx CIWS, four machine guns Crew: 39 Officers, 539 Enlisted

Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS ARKANSAS. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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