USS De Wert (FFG-45)
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 USS De Wert (FFG-45) | |
| Career | Image:Naval Jack of the United States.svg |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 14 June 1982 |
| Launched: | 18 December 1982 |
| Commissioned: | 19 November 1983 |
| Status: | Active in service as of 2006. |
| Homeport: | NS Mayport, Florida |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,100 tons (4,170 t) full load |
| Length: | 453 ft (138.1 m), overall |
| Beam: | 45 ft (13.7 m) |
| Draft: | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 41,000 shp (31 MW) through a single shaft and controllable-pitch propeller |
| Speed: | 29+ knots (54+ km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nm (9,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers |
| Armament: | One OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun; one Mk 13 Mod 4 single-arm launcher for Harpoon anti-ship missiles and SM-1MR Standard anti-ship/air missiles (40 round magazine); two Mk 32 triple-tube (324 mm) launchers for Mark 46 torpedoes; one Vulcan Phalanx CIWS; four .50-cal (12.7 mm) machine guns. |
| Aircraft: | 2 × SH-60 LAMPS III helicopters |
| Motto: | Daring, Dauntless, Defiant |
| Nickname: | |
USS De Wert (FFG-45), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, is a ship of the United States Navy named for Hospitalman Richard De Wert (1931–1951). De Wert was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism while serving with the 7th Marines during the Korean War.
De Wert was laid down on 14 June 1982 by the Bath Iron Works, in Bath, Maine; launched on 18 December 1982; and commissioned on 19 November 1983.
As of 2006, De Wert is captained by Commander William Campbell; she is part of the Atlantic Fleet's Destroyer Squadron 14 and homeported at NS Mayport, Florida.
[edit] External links
- USS De Wert official website
- navsource.org: USS De Wert
- navysite.de: USS De Wert
- MaritimeQuest USS DeWert FFG-45 pages
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