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Mk-13 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS)
 

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The Mk-13 guided missile launching system (GMLS) is a single-arm missile launcher designed for use on frigates and other military vessels.

The Mark 13 is equipped to fire the RIM-66 Standard, RGM-84 Harpoon, and RIM-24 Tartar missiles for anti-air and anti-ship defense, and is capable of firing the Standard at a rate of one every eight seconds. Its 40-round magazine consists of two concentric rings of vertically-stored missiles, 24 in the outer ring and 16 in the inner. In case of a fire, the system is equipped with magazine sprinkling, CO2 suppression and booster suppression.

The Mk-13 launcher is most typically employed as part of the Mk-74 Guided Missile Launch System, or the Mk-92 Fire Control System. Though the launcher was original armament on US Perry-class frigates (and their derivatives), in order to save costs on an obsolete system, by 2004 all active US vessels have had the system removed. It was also fitted on French Navy Cassard-class frigates, as well as the last ten US Navy Charles F. Adams class destroyers, the USN California class cruisers, the German Lütjens class destroyers and Australian Perth class destroyers and Adelaide class frigates.

Because of its distinctive single-armed design, the Mk 13 is often referred to as the "one-armed bandit."

Used for:
RIM-24 Tartar
RIM-66 Standard Missile MR
RGM-84 Harpoon


Used on:
Oliver Hazard Perry class FFG
California class CGN
Mitscher class DDG
Charles F. Adams class DDG

Perth class DDG (Australia)
Adelaide class FFG (Australia)
Cassard class Frigate (France)
Tromp class Frigate (Netherlands)
Jacob van Heemskerck class FFG (Netherlands)
Durand de la Penne class DDG (Italy)
Audace class DDG (Italy)
Lutjens class DDG (Germany)
Hatakaze class DDG (Japan)
  

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Mk-13 guided missile launching system (GMLS) aboard an US Navy Oliver Hazard Perry class FFG

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RIM-66 Standard Missile SM-1MR was fired from a Mk-13 missile launcher aboard a Perry class FFG

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RIM-66 Standard Missile SM-1MR was fired from a Mk-13 missile launcher aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard the Spanish Navy Frigate SPS Canarias (F 86) fires a RIM-66 Standard Missile SM-1MR

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard the Royal Australian Navy Frigate
HMAS Sydney (FFG 03) fires a RIM-66 Standard Missile SM-2MR

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Perry class FFG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system with a RGM-84 Harpoon SSM aboard a Charles F. Adams class DDG

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  Mk-13 guided missile launching system with a RGM-84 Harpoon SSM aboard a Charles F. Adams class DDG

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Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Hatakaze class DDG

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Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard a Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Hatakaze class DDG

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 Mk-13 guided missile launching system was removed from a Royal Australian Navy Perth class DDG

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Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard an Italian Navy Durand de la Penne class DDG

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Mk-13 guided missile launching system aboard an Italian Navy Audace class DDG

 
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