USS Aubrey Fitch
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USS Aubrey Fitch (FFG-34), the twenty-sixth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Vice-Admiral Aubrey Fitch (1883–1978), who was noted for his outstanding command work in the South Pacific during World War II.
USS Aubrey Fitch (FFG-34), underway during post-shakedown yard period sea trials, 5 May 1983. | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Aubrey Fitch |
Namesake | Admiral Aubrey Fitch |
Ordered | 23 January 1978 |
Builder | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
Laid down | 10 April 1981 |
Launched | 17 October 1981 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Francesca Fitch Ferguson |
Acquired | 1 October 1982 |
Commissioned | 9 October 1982 |
Decommissioned | 12 December 1997 |
Stricken | 3 May 1999 |
Homeport | Mayport, Florida (former) |
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Motto | "A Breed Apart" |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 11 March 2004 |
Notes | First Oliver Hazard Perry-class ship to be scrapped |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
Displacement | 4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load |
Length | 445 feet (136 m), overall |
Beam | 45 feet (14 m) |
Draught | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | over 29 knots (54 km/h) |
Range | 5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h) |
Complement | 15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 |
Armament |
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Armor | none |
Aircraft carried | 1 × SH-2F LAMPS I[2] |
Aviation facilities | hangar, flight deck, & repair shop |
Ordered on 23 January 1978, as a part of the FY-1978 program, Aubrey Fitch was laid down on 10 April 1981 at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. She was launched on 17 October 1981—sponsored by Mrs. Francesca Fitch Ferguson, the granddaughter of the late Admiral Fitch—and was commissioned at Bath, Maine, on 9 October 1982.[3]
This warship was decommissioned on 12 December 1997 and stricken from the Navy's list on 3 May 1999.