USS Taylor (FFG-50)
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| Image:USS Taylor;075003.jpg Taylor refuels from John F. Kennedy (CV-67) | |
| Career | Image:Naval Jack of the United States.svg |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 5 May 1983 |
| Launched: | 5 November 1983 |
| Commissioned: | 1 December 1984 |
| 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: | Proud Defender |
| Nickname: | |
USS Taylor (FFG-50), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, is a ship of the United States Navy named for Commander Jesse J. Taylor (1925–1965), a naval aviator who was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for his heroism in the Vietnam War.
Taylor's keel was laid down by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, on 5 May 1983. She was launched 5 November 1983, and commissioned 1 December 1984.
As of 2005, Taylor is homeported at NS Mayport, Florida, and is part of Destroyer Squadron 24.
See USS Taylor for other ships of the same name.
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[edit] External links
- USS Taylor official website
- navsource.org: USS Taylor
- navysite.de: USS Taylor
- MaritimeQuest USS Taylor FFG-50 pages
