CGN-41 USS Arkansas Patch Military Insignia Navy Cruiser

This CGN-41 USS Arkansas Patch Military Insignia Navy Cruiser measures 5 inches and is new.

USS ARKANSAS was the fourth and last ship in the VIRGINIA class. The cruiser was the fourth ship in ther Navy named after the state of Arkansas and today the ship is berthed at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, WA, awaiting final disposal by recycling. The ship was last homeported in Bremerton, WA. General Characteristics: Awarded: January 31, 1975 Keel laid: January 17, 1977 Launched: October 21, 1978 Commissioned: October 18, 1980 Decommissioned: July 7, 1998 Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va. Propulsion system: two D2G General Electric nuclear reactors Propellers: two Length: 585 feet (178 meters) Beam: 63 feet (19.2 meters) Draft: 31,5 feet (9.6 meters) Displacement: approx. 11,300 tons full load Speed: 30+ knots Aircraft: none and no helicopter landing capability Armament: two Mk-26 missile launcher for Standard missiles (MR) and ASROC, two Mk-141 Harpoon missile launchers, two armored box launchers for Tomahawk ASM/LAM, Mk-46 torpedoes from two triple mounts, two 5-inch/54 caliber Mk-45 lightweight guns, two 20mm Phalanx CIWS, four machine guns Crew: 39 Officers, 539 Enlisted