California (CGN 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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Keel laid ........... . . .January 23, 1970 Christened and launched. . . .... September 22, 1971 Commissioned . . .... February 16, 1974 USS CALIFORNIA ICON 365, The sixTh ship To bear The name, is The TirsT of a new class ol nuclear-powered guided missile cruisers consTrucTed aT NewporT News, Virginia. She is The TirsT ship named under The new policy of assigning names of sTaTes of The union To maior nuclear-powered surface combaTanTs. CALIFORNIA is 596 TeeT in IengTh, wiTh a beam of ol TeeT and a Tull-load displocemenf of II,IO0 Tons. Fler crew consisTs of 28 officers and 5I2 enIisTed men. She is a TasT, highly maneuverable desTroyer, whose mission is To operaTe as an eIemenT of a TasT carrier Task Torce, or independenTIy To deTecT and desTroy any ThreaTs by hosTile forces. Fler armamenT includes Two TARTAR O guided missile baTTeries, Two 5 f54I caliber IighT-weighT guns, an anTi-submarine rocI4eT IASROCD launcher, and anTi-submarine Torpedo Tubes. In TurTher supporT of her role in anTi-submarine warfare, CALIFORNIA is equipped wiTh The ANXSOS-26CX long-range sonar. She also carries The IaTesT eIecTronic equipmenT for long and shorT range communicaTions, conTroI of inTercepTor aircraTT, TargeT deTec- Tion and Tracking, and nayigaTion. CALIFORNIA is capable ol simuITaneous 3-dimensional warfare Tully supporTed by a Three compuTer Naval TacTicaI OaTa SysTem INTOSD complex. I CALIFORNIA's Twin reacTors give The ship essenfially unIimiTed endurance, she can susTain high speeds for long periods of Time and is capable of conducTing exTended operaTions in combaT areas Tar from supply bases. . Q .

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