Ship Art by John R. Barrett
PreFRAM


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Four Mitscher (DL-2)-class destroyer leaders pre-FRAM configuration 1966. The
pre-FRAM configuration is represented by the USS John S. McCain (DL-3) and USS
Willis A. Lee (DL-4) .
USS John S. McCain (DL-3)), Mitscher-Class destroyer leader. Displacement: 3,675
tons standard, 4,758 tons full load. Dimensions: 493'-0" overall, 50'-0" beam,
26'-0" max. draft. Machinery: 80,000 SHP, four boilers @ 1,200 psi/950 deg. F,
two geared turbines, two shafts/propellers, designed speed 36.5 knots, sustained
speed 34.2 knots, range 5,000 nautical mines at 20 knots. Complement: 24 officer
and 345 enlisted. Armament: two single 5-inch/54 cal. MK 42 gun mounts, two twin
3-inch/70 cal. MK 37 gun mounts, one MK 108 (Weapon Alfa) ASW rocket launcher,
four single 21-inch MK 24 torpedo tubes. Fire control: one MK 67 GFCS/MK 25
radar (5-in.), one MK 56 GFCS/MK 35 radar (dual), one MK 64 GFCS- GUNAR (3-in.),
and MK 102 UFCS/SQS-26 bow mounted (DL-4 and DL-5) and QHB/SOG-1 (DL-2 and DL-3)
sonar. Radar: SPS-10 surface search/navigational, and SPS-29 (DL-2 and DL-3)
and SPS-37 (DL-4 and DL-5) air search, SPS–8 height-finding, and TACAN at
mainmast.
The Following Ships are available in this configuration
| U.S.S. Mitscher (DL-2) |
| U.S.S. John S. McCain (DL-3) |
| U.S.S. Willis A. Lee (DL-4) |
| U.S.S. Wilkinson (DL-5) |