USS Doyle (FFG-39)
 USS Doyle (FFG-39) | |
| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Doyle |
| Namesake: | James Henry Doyle |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down: | 23 October 1981 |
| Launched: | 22 May 1982 |
| Commissioned: | 21 May 1983 |
| Decommissioned: | 29 July 2011 |
| Struck: | 29 July 2011 |
| Homeport: | Philadelphia Navy Yard |
| Identification: | FFG-39 |
| Nickname: | Valiant Mariner |
| Fate: | Decommissioned, ESCO Marine award contract to dismantle on 15 December 2014 |
| Status: | Decommissioned |
| 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) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 41,000 shp (31 MW) through a single shaft and variable pitch propeller 2 × Auxiliary Propulsion Units, 350 hp (260 kW) retractable electric azimuth thrusters for maneuvering and docking. |
| 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 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | AN/SPS-49 air-search radar AN/SPS-55 surface-search radar CAS and STIR fire-control radar AN/SQS-56 sonar. |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: | AN/SLQ-32 |
| Armament: | As built:
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| Aircraft carried: | 2 × SH-60 LAMPS III helicopters |
USS Doyle (FFG-39) was the 30th ship to be constructed in the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided missile frigates of the United States Navy. Doyle was named after Vice Admiral James Henry Doyle (1897–1982). Vice Admiral Doyle was most known for his contributions during the Korean War as Commander Amphibious Group One.
Her keel was laid down by Bath Iron Works Corporation of Bath, Maine, on 23 October 1981. She was launched on 22 May 1982 and commissioned on 21 May 1983.
USS Doyle was decommissioned at Naval Station Mayport on 29 July 2011 after completing 27 years of service.
On 15 December 2014 DLA Disposition Services awarded a sales contract to ESCO Marine of Brownsville, TX for the towing and dismantling of USS Doyle.
References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Doyle (FFG-39). |
- www.doyle.navy.mil, official USS Doyle website
- MaritimeQuest USS Doyle FFG-39 pages
