AN/SPG-55

The 'AN/SPG-55' was a tracking / illumination radar for Terrier and Standard missiles. It was used for target tracking and Surface-to-air missile guidance on numerous ships including Belknap class cruisers, Leahy class cruisers and Farragut class destroyers. It was also used on the nuclear powered single units USS Long Beach (CGN-9), USS Bainbridge (CGN-25) and USS Truxtun (DLGN-35). The SPG-55 was part of the Mk 76 missile fire control system.^[1]

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Name

Variants

See also

External links

References

Name

The designation "AN" stands for "Army-Navy" while "SPG" is not an acronym, but part of the MIL-STD-196E Type Designation System:^[2]

★ First letter (installation) - S = Water (surface ship)

★ Second letter (type of equipment) - P = Radar

★ Third letter (purpose) - G = Fire Control or Searchlight Directing

Variants

★ AN/SPG 55 - Original version supported Beam riding Terrier missiles.

★ AN/SPG 55A - Supported Beam-riding and homing Terrier missiles

★ AN/SPG 55B - Supported Beam-riding and homing Terrier missiles as well as newer Standard missiles.

See also

★ List of radars

★ RIM-2 Terrier Missile

External links

★ Radars and Computers aboard USS Sterett and other Warships during the Vietnam War

References

1. "MK 76 Missile Fire Control System"
2. Department of Defense Standard Practice Joint Electronics Type Designation System, , , Department of Defense, , 1998, MIL-STD-196E