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== History == | == History == | ||
The AN/SPG-51 is an guidance radar developed for use with the [[RIM-24 Tartar]] missile. This radar was first fitted on the Charles F Adams class destroyer. The first installation was commissioned in in 1960. The SPG-51 is used mostly in combination with the [[Mk 74 Tartar FCS]] | The AN/SPG-51 is an guidance radar developed for use with the [[RIM-24 Tartar]] missile. This radar was first fitted on the Charles F Adams class destroyer. The first installation was commissioned in in 1960. The SPG-51 is used mostly in combination with the [[Mk 74 Tartar FCS]] | ||
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| + | As originally developed, SPG-51 had an transmitter that was marginal for the improved (17.5 nm range) Tartar missile. Because of that, the later SPG-51A introduced an much more powerful transmitter. | ||
| + | SPG-51B introduced speed gate filtering which allowed the radar to track targets trough clutter and at higher noise levels. Most SPG-51B's were later updated to SPG-51C standard. The C standard introduced a major upgrade to the electronics, swapping the vacuum tubes for solid state and reducing the complexity of the system to make maintenance easier and reliability higher. | ||
| + | SPG-51D was introduced with the Tartar-D (digital Tartar) fire control system, and had an much upgraded transmitter and some modifications to the base antenna. | ||
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The SPG-51 is still in active use by many foreign navies, but has left US Navy service with the decomissioning of the Kidd class destroyers in 1999 | The SPG-51 is still in active use by many foreign navies, but has left US Navy service with the decomissioning of the Kidd class destroyers in 1999 | ||
== Used on == | == Used on == | ||
| − | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/7613 Albany class] | + | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/7613 Albany class] |
| − | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/7634 California class] | + | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/7634 California class] (SPG-51D) |
| − | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/7617 Virginia class] | + | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/7617 Virginia class] (SPG-51D) |
| − | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/7393 Kidd class] | + | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/7393 Kidd class] (SPG-51D) |
| − | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/7397 Charles F Adams class] | + | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/7397 Charles F Adams class] |
| − | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/7352 Brooke class] | + | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/7352 Brooke class] |
| − | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/3627 Cassard class] | + | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/3627 Cassard class] (SPG-51C) |
| − | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/3368 Tromp class] | + | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/3368 Tromp class] (SPG-51C) |
| − | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/4016 Audace class] | + | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/4016 Audace class] (SPG-51C) |
| − | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/4021 Impavido class] | + | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/4021 Impavido class] (SPG-51C) |
* Mitcher class | * Mitcher class | ||
| − | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/229 T47 class destroyer] | + | * [http://www.shipbucket.com/drawings/229 T47 class destroyer (Anti-air modernisation)] (SPG-51B) |
| + | * [http://shipbucket.com/drawings/4600 Amatzukaze] (SPG-51B) | ||
| + | * [http://shipbucket.com/drawings/4018 Luigi Durand de la Penne class] (SPG-51D) | ||
== Affiliated systems == | == Affiliated systems == | ||
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[[Category:Fire control]] | [[Category:Fire control]] | ||
[[Category:United States Navy components]] | [[Category:United States Navy components]] | ||
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| + | WIP | ||
| + | SPG-51C - Australian, french, german, italian, japanese and dutch navies, baleares, adams, brooke | ||
Revision as of 18:50, 27 February 2023
History
The AN/SPG-51 is an guidance radar developed for use with the RIM-24 Tartar missile. This radar was first fitted on the Charles F Adams class destroyer. The first installation was commissioned in in 1960. The SPG-51 is used mostly in combination with the Mk 74 Tartar FCS
As originally developed, SPG-51 had an transmitter that was marginal for the improved (17.5 nm range) Tartar missile. Because of that, the later SPG-51A introduced an much more powerful transmitter. SPG-51B introduced speed gate filtering which allowed the radar to track targets trough clutter and at higher noise levels. Most SPG-51B's were later updated to SPG-51C standard. The C standard introduced a major upgrade to the electronics, swapping the vacuum tubes for solid state and reducing the complexity of the system to make maintenance easier and reliability higher. SPG-51D was introduced with the Tartar-D (digital Tartar) fire control system, and had an much upgraded transmitter and some modifications to the base antenna.
The SPG-51 is still in active use by many foreign navies, but has left US Navy service with the decomissioning of the Kidd class destroyers in 1999
Used on
- Albany class
- California class (SPG-51D)
- Virginia class (SPG-51D)
- Kidd class (SPG-51D)
- Charles F Adams class
- Brooke class
- Cassard class (SPG-51C)
- Tromp class (SPG-51C)
- Audace class (SPG-51C)
- Impavido class (SPG-51C)
- Mitcher class
- T47 class destroyer (Anti-air modernisation) (SPG-51B)
- Amatzukaze (SPG-51B)
- Luigi Durand de la Penne class (SPG-51D)
Affiliated systems
Part description
See also
WIP
SPG-51C - Australian, french, german, italian, japanese and dutch navies, baleares, adams, brooke
