USS George Philip (FFG-12) | |
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USS George Philip underway during sea trials in 1982 | |
Career (US) | |
Ordered: | 27 February 1976 |
Builder: | Todd Pacific Shipyards, San Pedro |
Laid down: | 14 December 1977 |
Launched: | 16 December 1978 |
Commissioned: | 10 October 1980 |
Decommissioned: | 15 March 2003 |
Struck: | 24 May 2004 |
Homeport: | San Diego, California (former) |
Fate: | Stricken, to be disposed of |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
Displacement: | 4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load |
Length: | 453 feet (138 m), overall |
Beam: | 45 feet (14 m) |
Draught: | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
Propulsion: |
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Speed: | over 29 knots (54 km/h) |
Range: | 5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h) |
Complement: | 15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers |
Sensors and processing systems: |
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Electronic warfare & decoys: | AN/SLQ-32 |
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Aircraft carried: | 2 × SH-60 LAMPS III helicopters |
USS George Philip (FFG-12), sixth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Commander George Philip, Jr. (1912–1945), posthumous winner of the Navy Cross for actions as commander USS Twiggs (DD-591).[1] Ordered from Todd Shipyards, San Pedro, CA on 27 February 1976 as part of the FY76 program, George Philip was laid down on 14 December 1977, launched on 16 December 1978, and commissioned on 10 October 1980. Decommissioned on 15 March 2003, as of June 2003 George Philip is in reserve at Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility Bremerton, WA.
The George Philip was expected to join the Portuguese Navy in 2006, together with her sister ship Sides, but the Portuguese Navy dropped the offer and chose two Dutch Karel Doorman-class frigates instead.
The George Philip was expected to join the Turkish Navy in the summer of 2008, together with her sister ship Sides, but the Turkish Navy dropped the offer.
References[]
- ↑ http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=20780 George Philip Navy Cross Citation
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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