The AN/SPG-53 was a United States Navy Gun Fire-control radar (International Telecommunication Union classification: radiolocation land station in the radiolocation service), used in conjunction with the Mark 68 gun fire-control system.
It was used with the 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun system aboard s, , , and s and s of the US Navy, as well as Australian s and Spanish s.
In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the "AN/SPG-53" designation represents the 53rd design of an Army-Navy electronic device for waterborne fire control radar system. The JETDS system also now is used to name all Department of Defense electronic systems.
See also
List of radars List of military electronics of the United States
References
External links GlobalSecurity.org - AN/SPG-53 FAS Military Analysis Network - Mk 68 GFCS