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shipborne missile canister launching system
Mark 41 vertical launching system is a shipborne missile canister launching system originating in United States. It was built by Martin Marietta Lockheed Martin. Reported operators include Germany.
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Missile launching system
United States
1986–present
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Cold War Tanker War Gulf War Kosovo War War on terror Red Sea crisis
1970s
Martin Marietta Lockheed Martin
Mk 57 Mk 70 Mod 1
The Mark 41 vertical launching system ( Mk 41 VLS ) is a shipborne missile canister launching system which provides a rapid-fire launch capability against hostile threats.
Mk 41 is fitted to ships in 8 cell modules which are arranged as two rows of four.
Mk 41 is a hot launch system
common exhaust plenum in each module to redirect the exhaust gases upwards out of the ship, exiting between the two rows
A water deluge system is also fitted for safety, wetting down canisters in event that excessive temperatures are detected.
Cells 8
Missiles per Cell 1, 2 or 4
Width 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)
Length 8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)
Height 17 ft 5 in (5.31 m) 22 ft 2 in (6.76 m) 25 ft 3 in (7.7 m)
Height 17 ft 5 in (5.31 m) 22 ft 2 in (6.76 m) 25 ft 3 in (7.7 m)
Height 17 ft 5 in (5.31 m) 22 ft 2 in (6.76 m) 25 ft 3 in (7.7 m)
Weight 26,800 lb (12,200 kg) 29,800 lb (13,500 kg) 32,000 lb (15,000 kg)
Weight 26,800 lb (12,200 kg) 29,800 lb (13,500 kg) 32,000 lb (15,000 kg)
Weight 26,800 lb (12,200 kg) 29,800 lb (13,500 kg) 32,000 lb (15,000 kg)
Maximum canister width 2 ft 1.12 in (63.80 cm)
Maximum canister height 19 feet (5.8 m) 22 feet (6.7 m)
Maximum canister height 19 feet (5.8 m) 22 feet (6.7 m)
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Mark 41 vertical launching system equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
GermanyReported count for Mark 41 VLS (Mod 4) / Mark 41 VLS (Mod 10). Service scope: weapons of the German Navy; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 8 (2 × 8 cells per ship) / quantity: 12 (4 × 8 cells per ship). Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.