Leahy class Guided Missile Cruiser
Units		in service	Builder
CG 16 USS Leahy		1962	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
CG 17 USS Harry E. Yarnell		1963	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
CG 18 USS Worden		1963	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
CG 19 USS Dale		1963	New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, New Jersey
CG 20 USS Richmond K. Turner		1964	New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, New Jersey
CG 21 USS Gridley		1963	Puget Sound Bridge & Drydock, Seattle, Washington
CG 22 USS England		1963	Todd Shipyards Corp., Seattle, Washington
CG 23 USS Halsey		1963	San Francisco Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, California
CG 24 USS Reeves		1964	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington
General Information: (for specific information, namesake & history click on the ship’s name, above)
Modern US Navy Guided Missile Cruisers perform primarily in a Battle Force role. These ships are multi-mission (AAW, ASW, ASUW) surface combatants capable of supporting carrier or battleship battle groups, amphibious forces, or of operating independently and as flagships of surface action groups. Due to their extensive combat capability, these ships have been designated as Battle Force Capable (BFC) units. The Leahy-class were "double-end" guided missile Guided Missile Destroyer Leader [DLG], which as with other similar ships were reclassified as Guide Missile Cruisers [CG] on 30 June 1975. The class was given an AAW upgrade during the late-1960's and early 1970's, with Terrier launchers modified to fire Terrier or Standard SM-1ER missiles. The 3"/50 guns were replaced by 8 Harpoon missiles, the Terrier launchers were upgraded to fire the Standard SM-2ER missile, and 2 Phalanx CIWS were added. All were upgraded under the late-1980's New Threat Upgrade (NTU) program, which included combat system capability improvements to the ship's Air Search Radars (SPS-48E and SPS-49), Fire Control Radars (SPG-55B), and Combat Direction System (CDS). These improvements provided an accurate means of coordinating the engagment of multiple air targets with SM-2 Extended Range missiles. During the NTU overhaul, all spaces were renovated, berthing and food service areas were refurbished, and the engineering plant was fully overhauled.
ARMAMENT: BATTERY: 4 x 3“/50 in 2 twin mounts, aft (removed in favour of the harpoons in the 80’s); SAM: 1 x twin Terrier Mk-10 Mod 5 launcher forward + 1 x twin Terrier Mk 10 Mod 6 launcher aft (80 missiles in total); > modified in AAW upgrade to fire GDC Standard SM-1ER (RIM-87B); > modified to fire SM-2ER in early 1980’s; SSM: 2 x Mk-141 Harpoon quad-launchers with 8 RGM-84A Harpoon (replaced 3"/50); ASuW: 1 x Mk 16 Mod 7 with 8 Honeywell ASROC; 2 x Mk-32 triple mounts for 6 Mk-46 / 12.75" torpedoes; CIWS: 2 x GE/GD Mk-15 Phalanx 20mm 6-barreled CIWS aft / 1 starboard 1 port (installed 1980’s);
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