USS Carr
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USS Carr (FFG-52), was an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate of the United States Navy.
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USS Carr (FFG-52) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Carr |
Namesake | Gunner's Mate Third Class Paul H. Carr |
Awarded | 22 May 1981 |
Builder | Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington |
Laid down | 26 March 1982 |
Launched | 26 February 1983 |
Sponsored by | Goldie Carr Bensilhe |
Commissioned | 27 July 1985 |
Decommissioned | 13 March 2013 |
Homeport | NAVSTA Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
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Motto | "Courage, Will, Determination" |
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Status | Slated for sale to Taiwan by the Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2013 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
Displacement | 4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load |
Length | 453 feet (138 m), overall |
Beam | 45 feet (14 m) |
Draught | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
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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 |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × SH-60 LAMPS III helicopters |
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