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"Mare Est Vita Mea"
(The Sea Is My Life)
Specifications:
Class: Evarts
Type: GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,140 tons (light), 1,430 tons (full)
Length: 283' 6" (wl), 289' 5" (oa)
Beam: 35' 0" (extreme)
Draft: 11' 0" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 19 kts
Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 3 - 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 - 1.1"/75 cal. Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 9 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Complement: 15 / 183
Ship Name (DE ---) Building and Operational Data:
  • : Keel laid by the
  • : Launched and christened, sponsored by
  • : Commissioned, Lcdr
  • :
    Specifications:
    Class: Evarts (Lend-Lease) (Royal Navy Captain Class)
    Type: GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns)
    Displacement: 1,140 tons (light), 1,430 tons (full)
    Length: 283' 6" (wl), 289' 5" (oa)
    Beam: 35' 0" (extreme)
    Draft: 11' 0" (draft limit)
    Propulsion: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
    Speed: 19 kts
    Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots
    Armament: 3 - 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 4 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 4 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
    Complement: 15 / 183
    HMS Ship Name (K.) Building and Operational Data:
  • : Keel laid by the Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Mass.
  • : Launched
  • : Transferred to Great Britain as Lend-Lease, commissioned as
  • : Returned to U.S. Navy custody
  • : Struck from the NVR
  • : Sold for scrapping
  • :

    Specifications:
    Class: Buckley
    Type: TE (turbine-electric drive, 3" guns)
    Displacement: 1400 tons (light), 1740 tons (full)
    Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
    Beam: 36' 9" (extreme)
    Draft: 10' 6" (draft limit)
    Propulsion: 2 "D" Express boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
    Speed: 24 kts
    Range: 6,000 nm @ 12 knots
    Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 twin 40mm Mk1 AA, 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1), 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
    Complement: 15 / 198
    Ship Name (DE ---) Building and Operational Data:
  • : Keel laid by the
  • : Launched and christened, sponsored by
  • : Commissioned, Lcdr
  • :

    Specifications:
    Class: Buckley (lend-lease), Royal Navy - Captain Class
    Type: TE (turbine-electric drive, 3" guns)
    Displacement: 1400 tons (light), 1740 tons (full)
    Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
    Beam: 36' 9" (extreme)
    Draft: 13' 6" (max draft)
    Propulsion: 2 "D" Express boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
    Speed: 24 kts
    Range: 4,940 nm @ 12 knots
    Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1-1.1"/75 Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 8-20mm Mk 4 AA (varied by ship), 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10, 4 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
    Complement: 186
    HMS Ship Name (K.) Building and Operational Data:
  • : Keel laid by the Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Mass.
  • : Launched
  • : Transferred to Great Britain as Lend-Lease, commissioned as
  • : Returned to U.S. Navy custody
  • : Struck from the NVR
  • : Sold for scrapping
  • :

    Specifications:
    Class: Cannon
    Type: DET (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, long hull, 3" guns)
    Displacement: 1240 tons (light), 1620 tons (full)
    Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
    Beam: 36' 10" (extreme)
    Draft: 10' 6" (draft limit)
    Propulsion: 4 GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
    Speed: 21 kts
    Range: 10,800 nm @ 12 knots
    Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 twin 40mm Mk1 AA, 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1), 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
    Complement: 15 / 201
    Ship Name (DE ---) Building and Operational Data:
  • : Keel laid by the
  • : Launched and christened, sponsored by
  • : Commissioned, Lcdr
  • :

    Specifications:
    Class: Edsall
    Type: FMR (geared diesel, Fairbanks-Morse reverse gear drive, 3" guns)
    Displacement: 1200 tons (light), 1590 tons (full)
    Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
    Beam: 36' 10" (extreme)
    Draft: 20' 6" (draft limit)
    Propulsion: 4 Fairbanks-Morse Mod. 38d81/8 geared diesel engines, 4 diesel-generators, 6000 shp, 2 screws
    Speed: 21 kts
    Range: 9,100 nm @ 12 knots
    Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 twin 40mm Mk1 AA, 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1), 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
    Complement: 8 / 201
    Ship Name (DE ---) Building and Operational Data:
  • : Keel laid by the
  • : Launched and christened,
  • : Commissioned, Lcdr
  • :

    Specifications:
    Class: Rudderow
    Type: TEV (turbo-electric drive, long hull, 5" guns)
    Displacement: 1,450 tons (light), 1,810 tons (full)
    Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
    Beam: 36' 9" (extreme)
    Draft: 13' 9" (draft limit)
    Propulsion: 2 CE boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
    Speed: 24 kts
    Range: 5,050 nm @ 12 knots
    Armament: 2 - 5"/38 Mk30, 4 - 40mm Mk1 AA (2x2), 10 x 20mm/70 Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1), 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (230 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors (40), 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks (60)
    Complement: 12 / 192
    Ship Name (DE ---) Building and Operational Data:
  • : Keel laid by the
  • : Launched and christened,
  • : Commissioned, Lcdr
  • :

    Specifications:
    Class: John C. Butler
    Type: WGT (geared-turbine drive, 5" guns)
    Displacement: 1350 tons (light), 1745 tons (full)
    Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
    Beam: 36' 10" (extreme)
    Draft: 11' 0" (draft limit)
    Propulsion: 2 "D" Express boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp, 2 screws
    Speed: 24 kts
    Range: 6,000 nm @ 12 knots
    Armament: 2 - 5"/38 cal. DP guns (2x1), 4 - 40mm AA (2x2), 10 - 20mm AA, 3 - 21" TT, 1 Mk10 Hedgehog, 8 Mk6 Depth Charge Projectors, 2 Mk9 Depth Charge Stern Racks
    Complement: 14 / 201
    Ship Name (DE ---) Building and Operational Data:
  • : Keel laid by the
  • : Launched and christened,
  • : Commissioned, Lcdr
  • :

    Specifications:
    Class: Dealey
    Type: SCB No. 72 / 1952 - 53
    Number in Class: 3
    Displacement: 1,314 tons (light), 1,940 tons (full)
    Length: 308' (wl), 314' 6" (oa)
    Beam: 36' 0" (extreme)
    Draft: 18' 10" (draft limit)
    Propulsion: 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers; 1 De Laval geared turbine; 20,000 shp; 1 shaft
    Speed: 27 kts
    Range: 6,000 nm @ 12 knots
    Complement: 12 / 161
    Guns: 4 - 3"/50 (76mm) Mk33 Guns (2x2)
    ASW Weapons: 1 Squid ASW mortar (none in DE 1015), 6 - 12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes (2x3) / Mk 46 torpedos
    Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-6C (air)
    Sonars: AN/SQS-4
    Fire Control Systems: Mk63 Gun FCS, Mk105 Underwater Battery FCS
    Dealey (DE 1006) Building and Operational Data:
  • : Keel laid at the
  • : Launched and christened,
  • :

    Specifications:
    Class: Courtney
    Type: SCB No. 72 / 1954 - 55
    Number in Class: 10
    Displacement: 1,314 tons (light), 1,877 tons (full)
    Length: 308' (wl), 314' 6" (oa)
    Beam: 36' 9" (extreme)
    Draft: 19' 6" (draft limit)
    Propulsion: 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers; 1 De Laval geared turbine; 20,000 shp; 1 shaft
    Speed: 26 kts
    Range: 6,000 nm @ 12 knots
    Complement: 12 / 161
    Guns: 4 - 3"/50 (76mm) Mk33 Guns (2x2)
    ASW Weapons: 1 Mk 108 ASW rocket launcher, 6 - 12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes (2x3) / Mk 46 torpedos
    Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-6C (air)
    Sonars: AN/SQS-4
    Fire Control Systems: Mk63 Gun FCS, Mk105 Underwater Battery FCS
    Courtney (DE 1021) Building and Operational Data:
  • : Keel laid at the
  • : Launched and christened,
  • :

    Specifications:
    Class: Claud Jones
    Type: SCB No. 131 / 1956-57
    Number in Class: 4
    Displacement: 1,314 tons (light), 1,916 tons (full)
    Length: 301' (wl), 312' (oa)
    Beam: 38' (extreme)
    Draft: 18' (draft limit)
    Propulsion: 4 Fairbanks-Morse 38ND8 Diesels, 8,852 shp, 1 shaft
    Speed: 22 kts
    Range: 7,000 nm @ 12 knots
    Complement: 12 / 159
    Guns: 2 - 3"/50 Mk 33 (2x1)
    ASW Weapons: 2 - Mk 11 Hedgehog, 6 - 12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes (2x3) / Mk 46 torpedos
    Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-6C (air)
    Sonars: AN/SQS-4
    Fire Control Systems: Mk70 Gun FCS, Mk105 Underwater Battery FCS
    Claud Jones (DE 1033) Building and Operational Data:
  • : Keel laid at the
  • : Launched and christened,
  • :

    Specifications:
    Class: Bronstein
    Type: SCB No. 199 / 1960
    Number in Class: 2
    Displacement: 2,360 tons (std), 2,650 tons (full)
    Length: 350' 0" (wl), 371' 6" (oa)
    Beam: 40' 6" (extreme)
    Draft: 23' 0" (draft limit)
    Propulsion: 2 Foster Wheeler 600-psi boilers; 1 DeLaval geared turbine; 35,000 shp; 1 shaft
    Speed: 24 kts
    Range: 3,000 nm @ 20 knots
    Complement: 16 / 183
    Guns: 2 - 3"/50 (76mm) Mk33 Guns (1x2) (300 rds)
    ASW Weapons: 1 Mk16 ASROC launcher (1x8) (8 missiles), 6 - 12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes (2x3) / Mk 46 torpedos (18)
    Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-40 (air)
    Sonars: AN/SQS-26, TASS
    Fire Control Systems: Mk56 Mod 39 Gun FCS, Mk114 Mod 7 ASW FCS
    Bronstein (DE 1037) Building and Operational Data:
  • ; Keel laid at the
  • : Launched and christened,
  • :

    Specifications:
    Class: Garcia
    Type: SCB No. 199A / 1961 - 1963
    Number in Class: 10
    Displacement: 2,620 tons (std), 3,400 tons (full)
    Length: 390' 0" (wl), 414' 6" (oa)
    Beam: 44' 0" (extreme)
    Draft: 24' 0" (draft limit)
    Propulsion: 2 Foster Wheeler 1200-psi boilers; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000 shp; 1 shaft
    Speed: 27 kts
    Range: 4,000 nm @ 20 knots
    Complement: 13 / 234
    Guns: 2 - 5"/38 Mk30 Gun (2x1) (350 rounds)
    ASW Weapons: 1 - Mk16 ASROC launcher (1x8) (16 missiles), 6 - 12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes (2x3) / Mk 46 torpedos (18)
    Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-40 (air)
    Sonars: AN/SQS-26AXR in DE 1040 - 1045, AN/SQS-26BX in DE 1047 - 1051
    Fire Control Systems: Mk56 Mod 43 Gun FCS, Mk114 Mod 8/11 ASW FCS
    Helicopter: 1 - SH-2 LAMPS Helicopter
    Garcia (DE 1040) Building and Operational Data:
  • : Building contract awarded to
  • : Keel laid by the
  • : Launched and christened, sponsored by
  • : Commissioned, Cmdr.
  • :

    Specifications:
    Class: Brooke
    Type: SCB No. 199B / 1962 - 1963
    Number in Class: 6
    Displacement: 2,620 tons (std), 3,400 tons (full)
    Length: 390' 0" (wl), 414' 6" (oa)
    Beam: 44' 0" (extreme)
    Draft: 24' 0" (draft limit)
    Propulsion: 2 Foster Wheeler 1200-psi boilers; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000 shp; 1 shaft
    Speed: 27 kts
    Range: 4,000 nm @ 20 knots
    Complement: 17 / 219
    Missiles: 1 single arm Mk22 Mod 0 launcher for Tartar / Standard-MR SAMs (16)
    Guns: 1 - 5"/38 Mk30 Gun (1x1) (350 rounds)
    ASW Weapons: 1 Mk16 ASROC launcher (1x8) (16 missiles), 6 - 12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes (2x3) / Mk 46 torpedos (18)
    Radars: AN/SPS-10F (surface), AN/SPS-52 (3-D air)
    Sonars: AN/SQS-26AX
    Fire Control Systems: 1 - Mk56 Mod 43 Gun FCS, 1 - Mk74 Mod 2/6 missile FCS, 1 - AN/SPG-51C missile radar, 1 - Mk114 Mod 10/13 ASW FCS
    Helicopter: 1 - SH-2 LAMPS Helicopter
    Brooke (DEG 1) Building and Operational Data:
  • : Keel laid at the
  • : Launched and christened,
  • : Commissioned, Cmdr.
  • :

    Specifications:
    Class: Knox
    Type: SCB No. 199C / 1964
    Number in Class: 46
    Displacement: 3020 tons (std), 4065 tons (full)
    Length: 415' (wl), 438' (oa)
    Beam: 46' 9" (extreme)
    Draft: 24' 9" (draft limit)
    Propulsion: 2 Combustion Engineering 1200psi boilers; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000 shp; 1 shaft
    Speed: 27 kts
    Range: 4,500 nm @ 20 knots
    Complement: 16 / 211
    Missiles: 1 8-tube Mk25 Sea Sparrow BPDMS in DE 1052-1069, 1071-1083, 1 8-tube Mk29 NATO Sea Sparrow IPDMS in DE 1070, Harpoon missiles from modified ASROC launcher
    Guns: 1 x 5"/54 cal. DP Mk 42 (600 rds)
    ASW Weapons: 1 Mk16 ASROC launcher (16 missiles), 4-12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 (4x1 fixed) tubes / Mk 46 torpedos (6)
    Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-40 (air), AN/SPS-58 threat warning in some ships
    Sonars: AN/SQS-26CX, AN/SQS-35 IVDS in FF-1052, 1056, 1063-1071, 1073-1076, 1078-1097
    Fire Control Systems: Mk68 Mod. 11/13/14 Gun FCS, Mk114 Mod 14/16 ASW FCS
    Helicopter: 1 - SH-2 LAMPS Helicopter
    Knox (DE 10--) Building and Operational Data:
  • : Building contract awarded to
  • : Keel laid by the
  • : Launched and christened, sponsored by
  • : Commissioned, Cmdr.
  • :

    Specifications:
    Class: Oliver Hazard Perry (Short Hull, As Built)
    Type: SCB No. 201 / 1973 - 1978
    Number in Class: 25 (7, 9 - 16, 19 - 34)
    Displacement: 3109 tons (std), 3993 tons (full)
    Length: 408' (wl), 445' (oa)
    Beam: 45.4' (extreme)
    Draft: 24' 6" (draft limit)
    Propulsion: 2 GE LM 2500 gas turbine engines; 41,000 shp; 1 shaft, cp propeller, 325 hp retractable propeller pods
    Speed: 29 kts
    Range: 4,500 nm @ 20 knots, 5400 nm @ 16 knots
    Complement: 13 / 206 (includes 19 man air detachment)
    Missiles: 1-Mk 13 Mod 4 launcher, 4-SSM McDonnell-Douglas Harpoon missiles, 36-GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles
    Guns: 1 OTO Melara Mk 75 3"/62 cal., 1 Vulcan Phalanx CIS, 4-.50 cal. MGs
    ASW Weapons: 6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes / Mk 46 torpedoes
    Radars: AN/SPS-55 (surface), AN/SPS-49(V)214 (air)
    Sonars: AN/SQS-56, AN/SQR-19 TACTAS (Towed Array)
    Elec. Warfare: SLQ-25 Nixie System, SLQ-32(V)2 Electronic Countermeasures System
    Fire Control Systems: 1 Mk13 Weapon-Direction System, 1 Mk92 weapons FCS, 1 modified SPG-60 STIR radar (Separate Target Illumination Radar)
    Helicopter: 1 - SH-2 LAMPS Helicopter
    Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG --) Building and Operational Data:
  • : Building contract awarded to
  • : Keel laid by the
  • : Launched and christened, sponsored by
  • : Commissioned, Cmdr.
  • :

    Specifications:
    Class: Oliver Hazard Perry (Long Hull, LAMPS III modified, As Built)
    Type: SCB No. 261 / 1979 - 1984
    Number in Class: 26 (8, 36-43, 45-61)
    Displacement: 3174 tons (std), 4082 tons (full)
    Length: 408' (wl), 453' (oa)
    Beam: 45.4' (extreme)
    Draft: 24' 6" (draft limit)
    Propulsion: 2 GE LM 2500 gas turbine engines; 41,000 shp; 1 shaft, cp propeller, 325 hp retractable propeller pods
    Speed: 29 kts
    Range: 4,500 nm @ 20 knots, 5400 nm @ 16 knots
    Complement: 13 / 206 (includes 19 man air detachment)
    Missiles: 1-Mk 13 Mod 4 launcher, 4 SSM McDonnell-Douglas Harpoon missiles, 36 GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles
    Guns: 1-Mk 75 3"/62 cal. OTO Melara gun, 1-Vulcan Phalanx CIS, 4-.50 cal. MG's
    ASW Weapons: 6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes / Mk 46 torpedoes
    Radars: AN/SPS-55 (surface), AN/SPS-49(V)214 (air)
    Sonars: AN/SQS-56, AN/SQR-19 TACTAS (Towed Array)
    Elec. Warfare: SLQ-25 Nixie System, SLQ-32(V)2 Electronic Countermeasures System
    Fire Control Systems: 1 Mk13 Weapon-Direction System, 1 Mk92 weapons FCS, 1 modified SPG-60 STIR radar (Separate Target Illumination Radar)
    Helicopter: 2-SH-60 LAMPS III Helicopters, RAST (Recovery, Assistance, Securing and Traversing System) helicopter hauldown system
    Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG --) Building and Operational Data:
  • : Building contract awarded to
  • : Keel laid by the
  • : Launched and christened, sponsored by
  • : Commissioned, Cmdr.
  • :

    Class: Oliver Hazard Perry (Short Hull As Built)
    Displacement: 2750 tons (std), 3605 tons (full)    Dimensions: 445' (oa) x 45' x 14' 9"; 24' 6" (sonar)
    Armament: 1 OTO Melara 3"/62 cal. Mk 75, 1 Vulcan Phalanx CIS, 4-.50 cal. MGs, 1 Mk 13 Mod 4 launcher,
    4 SSM McDonnell-Douglas Harpoon missiles, 36 GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles,
    6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes / Mk 46 torpedoes, 2 hangars / 1 SH-2 Seasprite LAMPS MkI helo
    Machinery: 2 GE LM 2500 gas turbine engines; 41,000 shp; 1 shaft, cp propeller, 325 hp retractable propeller pods
    Speed: 29 Knots    Crew: 13/206 (includes 19 air detachment)
    Radars: AN/SPS-55 (surface), AN/SPS-49 (air)
    Sonars: AN/SQS-56, AN/SQR-19 TACTAS (towed array)

    Class: Oliver Hazard Perry (Long Hull As Built)
    Displacement: 2750 tons (std), 3605 tons (full)    Dimensions: 453' (oa) x 45' x 14' 9"; 24' 6" (sonar)
    Armament: 1 OTO Melara 3"/62 cal. Mk 75, 1 Vulcan Phalanx CIS, 4-.50 cal. MGs,1 Mk 13 Mod 4 launcher,
    4 SSM McDonnell-Douglas Harpoon missiles, 36 GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles,
    6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes / Mk 46 torpedoes, 2 hangars / 2 SH-60B Seahawk LAMPS MkIII helos
    Machinery: 2 GE LM 2500 gas turbine engines; 41,000 shp; 1 shaft, cp propeller, 325 hp retractable propeller pods
    Speed: 29 Knots    Crew: 13/206 (includes 19 air detachment)
    Radars: AN/SPS-55 (surface), AN/SPS-49 (air)
    Sonars: AN/SQS-56, AN/SQR-19 TACTAS (towed array)

    Specifications:
    Class: Constellation
    Number in Class: TBD
    Displacement: 6700 tons (std), 7400 (full)
    Length: 496' (oa)
    Beam: 65' (extreme)
    Draft: 26' (draft limit)
    Propulsion: CODLAG (combined diesel-electric and gas turbine)
    Speed: in excess of 26 kts
    Range: 6,000 nm @ 16 knots
    Complement: 140 crew / 200 (including detachments)
    Fire Control / Processing Systems: COMBATSS-21 Combat Management System (AEGIS derivative), AN/SQQ-89F undersea warfare/anti-submarine warfare combat system Cooperative Engagement Capability
    Radars: AN/SPS-73(V)18 - Next Generation Surface Search Radar, AN/SPY-6(V)3 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR)
    Sonars: AN/SLQ-61 light weight towed array sonar, AN/SQS-62 Variable-Depth Sonar
    Electronic Warfare: 2-AN/SLQ-32(V)6 CM (SEWIP) Block 2 Electronic Countermeasures System, 4-Mk 53 Mod 9 Decoy Launch System (Nulka)
    Missiles: 32 Mk 41 VLS Cells (RIM-162 ESSM Block 2 and/or RIM-174 Standard ERAM missiles, 8x or 16x canister launched Over-The-Horizon Anti-Ship Weapons (likely Naval Strike Missile)
    Missiles (cont.): RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launched from Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching System (21 cell)
    Guns
    : 1-Mk 110 57mm with Advanced Low Cost Munition Ordnance (ALaMO), various M240 / M2 MG's
    Helicopter: 1 MH-60R LAMPS III Helicopter, MQ-8C Firescout UAV, RAST (Recovery, Assistance, Securing and Traversing System) helicopter hauldown system
    Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG --) Building and Operational Data:
  • : Building contract awarded to
  • : Keel laid by the
  • : Launched and christened, sponsored by
  • : Commissioned, Cmdr.
  • :
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    Evarts or England

    Jack Miller

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    48k John Charles England (11 December 1920 - 07 December 1941) was born in Harris, Mo. He enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve as an Apprentice Seaman at Los Angles on 06 September 1940. After active duty training on board the USS New York from 25 November to 21 December 1940 he attended Naval Reserve Midshipman's School, New York, N.Y. and was appointed Midshipman, USNR, 06 March 1941. He completed his training on 05 June and was commissioned Ensign, USNR, 6 June 1941. On 03 September 1941, he reported for duty in USS Oklahoma (BB 37), and was killed in action during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 07 December 1941. Ensign England survived the initial attack and escaped topside as the ship was capsizing. He remembered the men still in the radio room. He returned three times to the radio room, each time guiding a man to safety. He left to go back below decks for the fourth time and was never seen again. He was one of twenty officers and 395 enlisted men were killed on board USS Oklahoma that morning.

    USS England (DE 635) (1943-1945) was the first ship to be named in his honor, she was succeeded by DLG-22 (1963-1994).

    (U.S. Navy photo #NH 85190 from the Naval History and Heritage Command) (Photo from the U.S. Naval Academy Yearbook; The Lucky Bag, Class of 1938.)
  • 22 May 1946: Decommissioned at San Diego, Cal. after 2 years and 6½ months of service having steamed 117,005 miles, Lovelace was credited with the destruction of one Japanese aircraft
  • 20 February 1947: Inactivation completed at San Diego, Cal., assigned to Submarine Group Two, San Diego Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet John N. Adriani, Sr.
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    PNCM, USNR (ret.)

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    1.)  xx xxx. xxxx - xx xxx. xxxxCmdr. xxxx x. xxxx
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    Downes  1.) 369k   Downes  2.) 421k   Downes  3.) 329k   Downes 4.) 529k
    Downes  5.) 251k   Downes  6.) 199k   Downes  7.) 295k   Downes 8.) 409k

    01 June 1971: Seattle, Wash. - An eight view series of PCU Downes (DE 1070) on sea trials in Puget Sound.

    (U.S. Naval Historical Center photo #1.) USN 1148541, #2.) USN 1148540, #3.) NH 81885, #4.) USN 1148538,
    #5.) NH 81887, #6.) NH 81886, #7.) USN 1148539, and #8.) USN 1148537 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)
    Mike Green
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    Detroit  1.) 312k   Detroit  2.) 315k   Detroit  3.) 413k   Detroit  4.) 352k   Detroit  5.) 321k

    31 October 2019: Mayport, Fla. - A five view photo series of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) departing Naval Station Mayport
    for her first scheduled deployment. Detroit is deployed in support of Campaign Martillo, a joint operation with the U.S. Coast Guard and partner nations within
    the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations.

    (U.S. Navy photos #1.) 191031-N-QI061-0114, #2.) 191031-N-QI061-0138, #3.) 191031-N-QI061-0180, #4.) 191031-N-QI061-0180,
    and
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    Lee Wahler
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    Jacksonville, Fla.
    Montgomery  237k       Montgomery  348k       Montgomery  336k       Montgomery  410k
    Montgomery  404k       Montgomery  237k       Montgomery  222k       Montgomery  322k


    05 March 2016: An eight view series of PCU Montgomery (LCS 8) returning from the Gulf of Mexico to her fitting-out pier at Austal shipyard.
    (© Photos courtesy of  Austal USA)
    St. Louis's Commanding Officers

    Blue CrewGold Crew
    1.)  xx xxx. xxxx - xx xxx. xxxxCmdr. xxxx x. xxxx 1.)  xx xxx. xxxx - xx xxx. xxxxCmdr. xxxx x. xxxx

    "Freedom, The People"    -    "Freedom, The Ship"

    J.A. Moore 76k 14 November 1981: Naval Station Long Beach, Cal. - Ship's Sponsor Virginia Moore and her grandchildren Laurel and John Swearengen attend the commissioning ceremony of the John A. Moore. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-86-00643 by PH2 Gary Ballard, from the DVIC)


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    J.A. Moore

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    USS John A. Moore (FFG 19) (1981-2000) was the first ship to be named in his honor.

    (Photo from the U.S. Naval Academy Yearbook; The Lucky Bag, Class of 1932.)
    (U.S. Navy photo #NH 92323 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)
    Beloit  152k       Beloit  404k       Beloit  300k       Beloit  123k

    22 July 2020: Marinette, Wis. - Ship’s sponsor retired U. S. Army Major General Marcia Anderson authenticates the keel for the 15th
    Freedom variant of the littoral combat ship class during the ceremony. While keel laying traditionally represents the formal start of a ship's construction, advanced
    modular shipbuilding allows fabrication of the ship to begin months in advance. Today, keel laying continues to symbolically recognize the joining of the ship's
    components and the ceremonial beginning of the ship.

    (Photos courtesy of  Austal USA)