USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG-49)
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 USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG-49) |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 28 December 1982 |
| Launched: | 13 August 1983 |
| Commissioned: | 30 June 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 |
USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG-49), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, is a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Robert G. Bradley (1921–1944), who was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for his heroism on USS Princeton (CVL-23) during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Robert G. Bradley's keel was laid down by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, on 28 December 1982. She was launched 13 August 1983; commissioned 30 June 1984.
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[edit] External links
- USS Robert G. Bradley official website
- navsource.org: USS Robert G. Bradley
- navysite.de: USS Robert G. Bradley
- MaritimeQuest USS Robert G. Bradley FFG-49 pages
