tbrandon517
commented
1 year ago Additional , plus some other aviation concepts and 8 inch fire support version.
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/spruance-derived-helicopter-destroyer-ddh.7818/
https://laststandonzombieisland.com/2013/11/10/the-abandoned-destroyer-class-curse-of-the-spruances/
http://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com/2013/07/hayler-and-never-was-has-beens.html?m=1
https://naval-encyclopedia.com/cold-war/us/spruance-class-destroyers.php?amp=1
Fire Support
Catapult Flight Deck
Large Helo Deck
Invincible style VSTOL ship
Through Deck DGV
DB Selector
DB3K
Baseline
1987
Hypothetical
Yes
Name
DDH 997
Class
Hayler/Borred
Country
United States
Service
Navy
In Commission
1979
Number in Service
Unk.
Length (m)
171.6
Beam (m)
16.8
Draft (m)
8.8
Standard Displacement (t)
8035
Full Displacement (t)
9100
Empty Displacement (t)
No response
Complement
335
Max Sea State
4
Primary Propulsion Type
Gas Turbine
Propulsion
4 LM-2500 COGAG
Fuel Capacity (kg)
No response
Flank Speed (kt)
35
Range (nm) at Speed (kt)
6000nm at 20 knots
Sensors
AN/SPS-40 AN/SPS-55 AN/SPG-60 AN/SPS-65 Mk 23 AN/SQS-53 AN/SQR-19 AN/SLQ-32 AN/SLQ-25 Mk 36 SRBOC
Mounts
2x 127mm/Mk45 1x Mk 29 1x Mk16
Aircraft & Docking Facilities
1xPad 1x Hangar for four helicopters
Comms/Datalinks
No response
Ship Codes
No response
Comments
Can be modified from any Spruance entry - just needs a hangar for 4 H-60s, not 2.
Sources
America's Navy, Admiralty Trilogy Group
https://dailycaller.com/2015/11/17/the-missed-opportunity-of-the-the-air-capable-spruance/