USS Ingraham (FFG-61)
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| Image:USS Ingraham (FFG-61);10.jpg | |
| Career | Image:Naval Jack of the United States.svg |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 30 March 1987 |
| Launched: | 25 June 1988 |
| Commissioned: | 5 August 1989 |
| Status: | Active in service as of 2006. |
| Homeport: | NS Everett, Washington |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,100 tons (4,165 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: | |
| Nickname: | "The Ham" |
USS Ingraham (FFG-61), the last American Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Duncan Ingraham (1802–1891).
Ingraham was laid down on 30 March 1987 by the Todd Pacific Shipyards Co., Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, Ca.; launched on 25 June 1988; and commissioned on 5 August 1989.
As of 2005, Ingraham is commanded by CDR Ricks Polk, USN, is homeported at NS Everett, Washington, and is assigned to Destroyer Squadron 9.
See USS Ingraham for other ships of the same name.
[edit] External links
- USS Ingraham official website
- navsource.org: USS Ingraham
- navysite.de: USS Ingraham
- MaritimeQuest USS Ingraham FFG-61 pages
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