USS Gary (FFG-51)
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| Image:Uss gary-m.jpg | |
| Career | Image:Naval Jack of the United States.svg |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 18 December, 1982 |
| Launched: | 19 November, 1983 |
| Commissioned: | 17 November, 1984 |
| Status: | Active in service as of 2006. |
| Homeport: | Yokosuka, Japan |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,100 tons (4,170 t) full load |
| Length: | 453 ft (138.1 m), overall |
| Beam: | 45 ft (13.7 m) |
| Complement: | 21 officers and 203 enlisted |
| 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: | 30+ knots (54+ km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nm (9,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Armament: | One OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun; two Mk 13 Mod 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-60B LAMPS III helicopters |
| Motto: | "Freedom's Foremost Guardian" |
| Nickname: | "Two Guns" |
USS Gary (FFG-51) is an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate in the United States Navy. She was named for Commander Donald A. Gary (1903–1977).
Gary was laid down on 18 December, 1982 at San Pedro, CA, by the Todd Pacific Shipyards Co., Los Angeles Division; launched on 19 November, 1983; and commissioned on 17 November, 1984.
Currently, Gary is forward-deployed and based at Yokosuka, Japan, and part of Destroyer Squadron 15. She is slated to switch homeports to Naval Station San Diego, CA in 2007.
See USS Gary for other ships of the same name.
[edit] External links
- USS Gary official website
- navsource.org: USS Gary
- navysite.de: USS Gary
- MaritimeQuest USS Gary FFG-51 pages
