The Norton Sound was to test the Typhon radar and then the missile systems. The radar system— designated SPG-59—consisted of a futuristic-looking tower mounting four spherical …

A full prototype AN/SPG-59 was installed in the weapon trials ship Norton Sound (AVM-1, formerly AV-11) and at-sea testing began in June 1964. Although the AN/SPG-59 held great …

2006年8月31日 · Norton Sound returned to sea and resumed testing program. Sustained Firing Tests using the GMLS Mark 26 demonstrated the firing of 12 modified improved TARTAR …

The Norton Sound was the only AT-SEA Testing Platform for the AEGIS Weapon System, later installed on Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The summer of …

2010年3月31日 · Typhon (not typhoon) was the missile system associated with the SPG-59 radar, which command-controlled the missiles. The SPG-59 is the set of domes forward, the topmost …

USS Norton Sound (AVM 1) Photographed in November 1966 by the U.S. Naval Missile Center, Point Mugu, after removal of the TYPHON system. The spacious 05 level over the bridge was …

The AN/SPG-59 was an advanced PESA phased array radar developed by the U.S. Navy starting in 1958. It was one of the earliest phased array radars. AN/SPG-59 was intended to offer …

In 1962-64 she was fitted with the large SPG-59 Typhon guidance phase-array radar, as shown here. It was removed when the Typhon frigate program was cancelled. In 1974 she was …

Installation of the prototype TYPHON 3,400-element radar and weapon control system on NORTON SOUND began in March 1963 at Maryland SB/DD, but it soon became evident that …

Norton Sound received her first terrier launcher and radars in the fall of 1950.US Navy photo from the collections of the US Navy History and Heritage Command and the 1968-69 Edition of …