CG-48 USS Yorktown Patch Military Insignia Navy Cruiser

This CG-48 USS Yorktown Patch Military Insignia Navy Cruiser measures 5 inches and is new.

USS YORKTOWN was the second ship in the TICONDEROGA - class of guided missile cruisers and the fifth ship in the Navy to bear this historic name. USS YORKTOWN was the Navy's test platform for the Smart Ship Project. The cruiser was last homeported in Pascagoula, Miss., and is now berthed at the Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility, Philadelphia, Penn. General Characteristics: Awarded: April 28, 1980 Keel laid: October 19, 1981 Launched: January 17, 1983 Commissioned: July 4, 1984 Decommissioned: December 3, 2004 Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss. Propulsion system: four General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine engines Propellers: two Blades on each Propeller: five Length: 567 feet (173 meters) Beam: 55 feet (16,8 meters) Draft: 34 feet (10,2 meters) Displacement: approx. 9,600 tons full load Speed: 30+ knots Cost: about $1 billion Aircraft: two SH-60 Sea Hawk (LAMPS 3) Armament: two Mk 26 missile launchers for Standard missiles and ASROC, Mk 46 torpedoes, Harpoon missile launchers, two Mk 45 5-inch/54 caliber lightweight guns, two Phalanx CIWS Crew: 24 Officers, 340 Enlisted