Mk 13 GMLS

History

The Mk 13 GMLS was fitted on the The GMLS was designed to fire the RIM-24 Tartar missile. It was later in its career able to fire the RIM-66 Standard MR and RGM-84 Harpoon missiles.

The magazine had an capacity of 40 missiles, stored in 2 rings. The launcher could load from both the inner and outer ring. An installation with just the inner ring was build, which is known as the Mk 22 GMLS.

Used on

• Perry class
• Cassard class
• Mitscher class
• Charles F. Adams class (last ten)
• California class
• Lutjens class
• Perth class
• Adelaide class
• Tromp class
• Jacob van Heemskerck class
• Durand de la Penne class
• ADF 1973 (proposed)
• DG/AEGIS (proposed)

Affiliated systems

• RIM-24 Tartar
• RGM-84 Harpoon
• Mk 74 Tartar FCS
• RIM-66 Standard MR
• Mk 92 FCS
• RIM-55A Typhon MR (proposed)

Part description

The drawing has the below deck installation drawn in, which requires covering for use on a finished Shipbucket drawing. Approximate deck levels around the launcher are drawn in red, the height of the covering that should hide the magazine of the Mk 13 is marked in green. The actual cross section of the magazine in top view is drawn in red, as the upper part of the launcher extends out from the magazine. The missiles underneath the part drawing are oversized for detail.

See also

http://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Weapons/US_GMLS.htm