Mk 57 VLS

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History

The Mk 57 PVLS was first fitted on the Zumwalt class destroyers. The system was designed to give more growth space compared with the existing Mk 41 VLS. The Mk 57 VLS was build up from 4-cell modules.

Used on

  • Zumwalt class


Affiliated systems


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 structural parts of the launcher is drawn in green.

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