USS Nicholas (FFG-47)
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| Image:USS Nicholas(FFG-47);074702.jpg | |
| Career | Image:Naval Jack of the United States.svg |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 27 September 1982 |
| Launched: | 23 April 1983 |
| Commissioned: | 10 March 1984 |
| Status: | Active in service as of 2006. |
| Homeport: | Norfolk, VA |
| 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 variable-pitch propeller |
| Speed: | 29+ knots (54+ km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nm (9,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 30 officers and 120 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 (Removed late 2003) 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: | "Carrying On A Proud Tradition" |
USS Nicholas (FFG-47), a Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Major Samuel Nicholas, the first commanding officer of the United States Marines.
See USS Nicholas for other ships of the same name.
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[edit] External links
- USS Nicholas official website
- nvr.navy.mil: USS Nicholas
- navsource.org: USS Nicholas
- navysite.de: USS Nicholas
- MaritimeQuest USS Nicholas FFG-47 pages
