FFG-48 USS Vandegrift

1984 to 2015

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Oliver Hazard Perry long-hull class
FFG - Guided-Missile Frigate

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History of FFG-48 USS Vandegrift
1980-apr-28	Ordered
1981-oct-13	Laid down
1982-oct-15	Launched
1984-nov-24	Commissioned
1985	Homeport	NS Long Beach assigned to NS Long Beach
1993-feb	Homeport	Naval Base San Diego assigned to NS San Diego
1998-mar-13	Homeport	Yokosuka Naval Base deployed forward to US 7th Fleet base
2006-aug-14	Homeport	Naval Base San Diego assigned to NS San Diego
2015-mar-31	Decommissioned	at NS San Diego

Specifications

from Oliver Hazard Perry long-hull class
138	length (m)



2	Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500



1	Missile Launcher Mk 13



1	Naval Gun Oto Melara 76 mm
2	Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm
1	Chaff and decoys AN/SLQ-25 Nixie



1	Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-49

Aircraft

		Typical	Max
United States Naval Aviation	Sikorsky S-70 H-60	1	2

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