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== History == | == History == | ||
| − | The AN/SPQ-5 is an guidance radar developed for use with the [[RIM-2 Terrier]] missile. It was derived from the [[AN/SPG-49 Target Tracking Radar|AN/SPG-49]]. This radar was first fitted on the Boston class missile conversion. The first installation was | + | The AN/SPQ-5 is an guidance radar developed for use with the [[RIM-2 Terrier]] missile. It was derived from the [[AN/SPG-49 Target Tracking Radar|AN/SPG-49]]. This radar was first fitted on the Boston class missile conversion. The first installation was commissioned in in 1955. |
The AN/SPQ-5 was only used on missile converted ships, notably the Boston class and Providence class. From the Long Beach onward the SPG-55 guidance radar was used. | The AN/SPQ-5 was only used on missile converted ships, notably the Boston class and Providence class. From the Long Beach onward the SPG-55 guidance radar was used. | ||
Revision as of 22:57, 19 August 2018
History
The AN/SPQ-5 is an guidance radar developed for use with the RIM-2 Terrier missile. It was derived from the AN/SPG-49. This radar was first fitted on the Boston class missile conversion. The first installation was commissioned in in 1955. The AN/SPQ-5 was only used on missile converted ships, notably the Boston class and Providence class. From the Long Beach onward the SPG-55 guidance radar was used.
The last SPQ-5 radar was decommissioned together with the last providence class ship in 1974.
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See also
http://www.rfcafe.com/references/radio-news/super-radars-missile-ship-july-1957-radio-tv-news.htm
