Oliver Hazard Perry long-hull class - FFG - Guided-Missile Frigate IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: NRWS Shipyard: Bath Iron Works Events ---Filter---OrderedLaid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedPort VisitDeploymentHomeport History of USS Simpson FFG-56 1982-mar-22OrderedOrdered 1984-feb-27Laid downLaid down 1984-aug-31LaunchedLaunched 1985-sep-20CommissionedCommissioned 1985-sep-21HomeportHomeport NS Newport assigned to NS Newport 1986-mar-31HomeportHomeport NS Norfolk assigned to NS Norfolk 1998-apr-04Port VisitPort Visit Amsterdam Harbour Oostelijke Handelskade Apr98 STANAVFORMED embarked SH60 163235 : 163248 2001-jul-01HomeportHomeport NAS Mayport / McDonald Field assigned to NS Mayport 2010-jun-07DeploymentDeployment Baltic Sea BALTOPS 10 participated with BALTOPS 2010 2012-jan-19DeploymentDeployment to Africa with MQ-8B UAV onboard 2012-apr-10NEWS US Navy investigates unmanned helicopter mishaps 2014-jan-23DeploymentDeployment Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta Malta with MQ-8B Fire Scout 168441 2015-sep-29DecommissionedDecommissioned at NS Mayport Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Oliver Hazard Perry long-hull class 138length (m) 2Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500 1Missile Launcher Mk 13 1Naval Gun Oto Melara 76 mm 2Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm 1Chaff and decoys AN/SLQ-25 Nixie 1Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-49 Aircraft Typical Max US Navy Sikorsky S-70 H-60 12 Builder Bath Iron Works,