USS Arleigh Burke - San Diego, CA - Exact Replicas on Waymarking.com

The placard accompanying this replica is 1/48 scale and was used for design and testing of the high frequency antennas at the Model Range located 1.6 miles to the north.

As for the original ship, Wikipedia (visit link) informs us:

"USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), named for Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN (1901–1996), is the lead ship of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers. She was laid down by the Bath Iron Works company at Bath, Maine, on 6 December 1988, and launched on 16 September 1989 by Mrs. Arleigh Burke. The Admiral was present in person at her commissioning ceremony on 4 July 1991, which was held on the waterfront in downtown Norfolk, Virginia.

Arleigh Burke's designers incorporated many lessons learned by the Royal Navy during the Falklands campaign and from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers. The Ticonderoga-class cruisers were becoming too expensive to continue building, and were too difficult to upgrade.[citation needed] Arleigh Burke's design includes what is now better known as stealth technology, which improves the ship's ability to evade anti-ship missiles. She also uses a slightly downgraded version of the Aegis combat system, which allows for launching, tracking, and evading missiles simultaneously. Her all-steel construction provides good protection for her superstructure, while her Collective Protection System allows her to operate in environments contaminated by chemical, biological, or radiological materials."

Where is original located?: Homeport is Norfolk, VA Where is this replica located?: behind the Cabrillo National Monument Visitor's Center. Who created the original?: Bath Iron Works Internet Link about Original: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Arleigh_Burke Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1989

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