![]() ![]() Hundreds of ships ply the strait each day, from giant oil tankers and container ships that dwarf the Ottoman mansions and mosques on the shore to naval destroyers and submarines moved around the world like pieces on a giant chessboard. ![]() Each of the five destroyers is equipped with 90-96 VLS silos, for a total of 468 silos spread out among the destroyers.Istanbul, Turkey – A light snow falls on Istanbul as Yoruk Isik boards a ferry and climbs upstairs, passing up the cosy enclosed lower deck where tourists and commuters sip tea for the open-air top of the small boat.Īs the ferry embarks on its trip up the Bosphorus Strait, Isik pulls out a camera and begins snapping photos of a giant southbound cargo ship he recognises, one usually contracted to carry wheat purchased in Eastern Europe as humanitarian aid for Yemen. USS Rafael Peralta is one of the newest ships in the fleet. USS Russell and USS Hamilton are the oldest ships and were built at a time when the Burke-class ships did not have hangars to embark helicopters. The five destroyers are all Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers: USS Pinckney, USS Russell, USS Paul Hamilton, USS Kidd, and USS Rafael Peralta. Each VLS is an armored silo capable of carrying SM-2, SM-6, and ESSM air defense missiles, Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles, and anti-submarine rocket torpedoes. Bunker Hill is equipped with the Aegis Combat System, including the SPY-1 air defense radar, and is equipped with 122 vertical launch systems. ![]() The cruiser is USS Bunker Hill, the oldest of the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is unusual because of the large number of escorts. ![]() Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dylan Lavin Front to back: USS Theodore Roosevelt, USS Pickney, USS Paul Hamilton, USS Russell, USS Kidd, USS Rafael Peralta, and USS Bunker Hill. ![]()
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