Garcia (FF 1040) - Naval Cruise Book

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SHIP ' S DATA Built By Launched Commissioned Height Length Draft Bethlehem Steel Company San Francisco, California 31 October 1963 21 December 1964 110 feet 414 feet 25 feet Displacement Complement Armament Homeport 3400 tons 239 1 ASROC system 2 triple MK32 torpedo tubes 2 five inch caliber guns 1 ASW helicopter Charleston, S.C. OUR MISSION The primary mission of the Fast Frigate USS GARCIA (FF 1040) is anti-submarine warfare (ASW). GARCIA is equipped with the most advanced sonar detection and underwater fire control system available. Her armament of Mark 32 torpedo tubes, ASROC (Anti-submarine Rockets), LAMPS (light Airborne Multipurpose System) helicopter, and 5 inch guns provide a versatile and flexible weapon capability. GARCIA ' s specific task, to detect and destroy hostile submarines, is accomplished through coordination of information received from the ship ' s radars, sonar, and electronic warfare equipment. The information permits the ship to select the best weapon to effect its mission.