CGN-37 USS South Carolina Patch Military Insignia Navy Cruiser

This CGN-37 USS South Carolina Patch Military Insignia Navy Cruiser measures 5 inches and is new.

USS SOUTH CAROLINA was the second ship in the CALIFORNIA class of nuclear powered guided missile cruisers and the fifth ship in the Navy to bear the name of the state. USS SOUTH CAROLINA was homeported in Norfolk, VA General Characteristics: Keel laid: December 1, 1970 Launched: July 1, 1972 Commissioned: January 25, 1975 Decommissioned: September 4, 1998 Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News; Va. Propulsion system: two D2G General Electric nuclear reactors Propellers: two Length: 597 feet (182 meters) Beam: 61 feet (18.6 meters) Draft: 31,5 feet (9.6 meters) Displacement: approx. 10,500 tons Speed: 30+ knots Aircraft: none, but landing platform Armament: two Mk 141 Harpoon missile launchers, two Mk 45 5-inch/54 caliber lightweight guns, two 20mm Phalanx CIWS, one ASROC missile launcher, two Mk 13 missile launchers for Standard missiles (MR), Mk 46 torpedoes Crew: 40 officers and 544 enlisted