USCGC Jarvis (WHEC-725)
 USCGC Jarvis (WHEC-725) | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Captain David H. Jarvis, U.S. Revenue Cutter Service |
| Builder: | Avondale Shipyards |
| Laid down: | 9 September 1970 |
| Launched: | 24 April 1971 |
| Commissioned: | 4 August 1972 |
| Recommissioned: | December 1992 |
| Decommissioned: | 2 October 2012 |
| Motto: |
Dedicare ad excellentia (Dedicated to Excellence) |
| Fate: | Transferred to Bangladesh Navy as BNS Somudro Joy on May 23, 2013[1] |
| Status: | Active in Bangladesh Navy |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,300 tons[2] |
| Length: | 378 ft (115 m) |
| Beam: | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Draught: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion: |
CODOG: 2 × FM diesel engines 2 × PW gas turbines |
| Speed: | 29 knots |
| Range: | 16,000 miles |
| Endurance: | 45 days |
| Complement: | 178 personnel (21 officers and 157 enlisted) |
| Sensors and processing systems: | AN/SPS-40 air-search radar, MK 92 FCS |
| Armament: | Otobreda 76 mm, Phalanx CIWS |
BNS Somudro Joy (F28) (Bengali:"Victory at sea") is a frigate of the Bangladesh Navy that formerly served in the United States Coast Guard as the Hamilton-class cutter USCGC Jarvis (WHEC-725). She was launched on 24 April 1971, and served in the USCG for 40 years from 1972. She received a FRAM upgrade in 1990-2 and new missile armament before her transfer to Bangladesh in late 2013.
U.S. service
The USCGC Jarvis was named for David H. Jarvis, a hero of the United States Revenue Cutter Service. During the harsh winter of 1897–1898, Lieutenant Jarvis of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear led the Overland Relief Expedition to bring needed food to 265 whalers whose ships had been stranded in the ice off the northern coast of Alaska.[3] The high endurance cutter was launched 24 April 1971 at Avondale Shipyard near New Orleans, Louisiana and was commissioned 4 August 1972 at Honolulu, Hawaii, where she would be based for the rest of her career. She received a $55 million Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization Program (FRAM) upgrade at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington between July 1990 and December 1992. Jarvis completed her final cruise in late September 2012, and was removed from active service the following week.
Bangladesh service
In January 2013 Admiral Cecil D. Haney (Cmdr US Pacific Fleet) announced that the Jarvis would be transferred to Bangladesh in mid-2013.[4] The Bangladeshis hope to upgrade the BNS Somudro Joy into a guided missile frigate, with similar weapons to the BNS Osman. Plans include eight C-802 anti-ship missiles, and FM-90 (HQ-7) or FL-3000N (TY-90) surface-to-air missiles, plus facilities for an AW 109 or Z-9c anti-submarine helicopter.[citation needed]
A team of U.S. Coast Guard personnel visited Bangladesh in February 2013. The first group of Bangladesh Navy personnel, consisting of 7 officers and 13 sailors, left Bangladesh in February to start training on board Jarvis on 13 March 2013. She was officially handed over to Bangladesh Navy on 23 May 2013.[5] During her transit to Bangladesh she was diverted to the Philippines to distribute emergency aid for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan, arriving there on 29 November 2013.[6] She arrived at her new home Chittagong on 13 December 2013[7] and was commissioned on 23 December 2013.[8] She is currently serving with Commanding Commodore BN Flotila [COMBAN].
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.naval-technology.com/news/newsus-coast-guard-transfers-ex-hamiltion-class-cutter-bangladesh-navy
- ↑ http://www.uscg.mil/datasheet/378whec.asp
- ↑ King, Irving H. (1996). The Coast Guard Expands, 1865-1915: New Roles, New Frontiers. Naval Institute Press. pp. 94–107. ISBN 1-55750-458-X.
- ↑ "US to continue maritime partnership". BDnews24. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ↑ "US hands over naval ship". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
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External links
Media related to USCGC Jarvis (WHEC-725) at Wikimedia Commons
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