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CG-49 USS Vincennes

123k Inuyasha8215  2.5 years ago

My first AEGIS cruiser :D

USS Vincennes (CG-49) was a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser outfitted with the Aegis combat system that was in service with the United States Navy from July 1985 to June 2005. She was one of 27 ships of the Ticonderoga class constructed for the United States Navy, and one of five equipped with the Mark 26 Guided Missile Launching System.

Vincennes was commissioned in 1985, and saw service in the Pacific before being dispatched to the Persian Gulf in 1988 in support of Operation Earnest Will during the Iran–Iraq War. Vincennes had a reputation as a “robo-cruiser” partly because of her powerful technological capability and partly because of the particularly aggressive way in which Captain William C. Rogers III handled the ship. Operating in this capacity, the cruiser shot down Iran Air Flight 655, an Airbus A300, over the Persian Gulf with two radar guided SM-2MR Standard missiles, killing 290 passengers, including 66 children, which sparked an international incident between the United States and Iran. Following the cessation of hostilities, Vincennes returned to the Pacific Fleet where she remained for the rest of her active career. Vincennes was decommissioned in 2005 after attempts to retrofit the cruiser with the Mark 41 Vertical Launching System failed, and was initially laid up in a reserve fleet at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility at Naval Base Kitsap, in Bremerton, Washington. In 2010 the vessel was towed to Texas for scrapping, which was completed in 2011.

Controls:
Throttle: Drive cruiser
AG1+Throttle: Drive cruiser reverse
AG2+VTOL+Trim: Activate and control forward RIM-66 Standard launcher
AG3+VTOL+Trim: Activate and control aft RIM-66 Standard launcher
AG4+Pitch+Roll: Activate and control Mk.15 Phalanx CIWS guns
AG5: Activate left RGM-84 Harpoon launcher
AG5+VTOL+Trim: Activate and control front Mk.45 gun
AG6: Activate right RGM-84 Harpoon launcher
AG6+VTOL+Trim: Activate and control aft Mk.45 gun
Yaw: Steer cruiser

Credits to @MintLynx for the Mk.45 gun, Mk.15 Phalanx CIWS, RGM-84 Harpoon launcher, and RIM-66/67 missile launcher.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 4 airplane(s) +48 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 56.2ft (17.1m)
  • Length 567.8ft (173.1m)
  • Height 189.6ft (57.8m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 982,444lbs (445,630kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.022
  • Wing Loading 162,261.7lbs/ft2 (792,231.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 6.0ft2 (0.6m2)
  • Drag Points 192

Parts

  • Number of Parts 612
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,757
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    @Inuyasha8215 glad to hear it. I’ve been on a T-AO for the past few months and there’s a lot of cool stuff about the fuel and supply ships that doesn’t get a lot of attention from the public

    1.2 years ago
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    @Tankbuster I might perhaps consider building ships again in the future but yes.

    +1 1.2 years ago
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    You should build a USNS ship as well. Either a T-AO or T-AKE would be really cool. It could present a worthy challenge too to make working unrep stations

    1.2 years ago
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    Tico-tico nee!

    1.3 years ago
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    @Inuyasha8215 I have sent it.Chek here
    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/syCRnz/USA-CGX21-cruiser

    +1 2.4 years ago
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    @Inuyasha8215 Thanks!

    2.4 years ago
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    @HorizonSAYOU Sure

    2.4 years ago
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    Can I use the base of your ship to build a new ship?

    2.4 years ago
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    Cool watercraft 👍

    +2 2.5 years ago
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    Fastest upvote in the west

    2.5 years ago