The Mark 11 guided missile launching system (GMLS) is a twin-arm missile launcher designed for use on frigates and other military vessels.
The launcher could use the
RIM-24 Tartar or
RIM-66 Standard MR missile and was used on s and the first thirteen s. The destroyers had one launcher at the rear of the ship while the cruisers had 2 launchers mounted amidships on either side of the ship.
New Threat Upgrade added the ability to launch
RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles. The single armed
Mark 13 missile launcher was similar in size and footprint and was used in the later
Charles F. Adams class destroyers instead of the Mark 11.
Usage
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Gallery
File:USS Lawrence (DDG 4) launching a RGM-84A Harpoon.jpg, An RGM-84A Harpoon antiship cruise missile is fired from a Mark 11 launcher aboard the guided missile destroyer
See also
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List of United States Navy Guided Missile Launching Systems
References
External links
GMM 3 and 2 - GMLS
Naval weapons of the United States
Naval guided missile launch systems of the United States
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