United States of America
20 mm/76 Phalanx Mark 15
Close-in Weapon System (CIWS)
Pictures

Updated 16 June 2010



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First operational Phalanx Mounting aboard USS King DLG-10 (later DDG-41)
Photograph courtesy of Dan Lamkin of NAVSEA and Mark Donovan, Ship Historian, USS King Association



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Phalanx Block 1B
US Navy Photograph



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Reloading a CIWS aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 in May 1998
US Navy Photograph No. 990528-N-2003S-002-TR212



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Loading ammunition into a Phalanx mounting on USS George Washington CVN-73 in January 2004
The join-line of the sabot can be clearly seen in this picture
US Navy Photograph No. 040122-N-3986D-002



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Lifting a Phalanx CIWS onto USCG Bertholf (WMSL 750) at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in Pascagoula, Mississippi
USCG Photograph


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Diagram copyrighted by Raytheon


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Cross-section of Mark 149 APDS Round
Sketch copyrighted by General Dynamics Company


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Dimensional Sketch of Mark 149 Round


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Evolution of Phalanx Systems
Sketch copyrighted by Raytheon



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Page History

31 October 2007 - Benchmark
29 October 2009 - Added Evolution Sketch
16 June 2010 - Added sketch of Mark 149 round