USS Boone (FFG-28)
.jpg) USS Boone (FFG-28) passing the Statue of Liberty, Fleet Week, New York 2002 |
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| Career (US) |  |
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| Name: | USS Boone |
| Namesake: | Vice Admiral Joel Thompson Boone, M.D. |
| Ordered: | 23 January 1978 |
| Builder: | Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle |
| Laid down: | 27 March 1979 |
| Launched: | 16 January 1980 |
| Commissioned: | 15 May 1982 |
| Homeport: | Mayport, Florida |
| Motto: | Brave Man, Brave Ship |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
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| 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 azipods 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 |
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As built:
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| Aircraft carried: | 2 × SH-60 LAMPS III helicopters |
USS Boone (FFG-28) is the twentieth ship in the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided missile frigates.
The frigate was named for Vice Admiral Joel Thompson Boone, M.D. (1889–1974). FFG-28, the first U.S. ship to bear the admiral's name, was ordered January 23, 1978, launched 16 January 1980 by Todd Pacific Shipyards, and commissioned 15 May 1982. She has since earned numerous awards and commendations.
USS Boone is assigned to Destroyer Squadron 14 and was the recipient of the 2005 DESRON 14 Battle "E". On 16 February 2007, she was awarded the 2006 Battle "E" award. [1]
Boone is homeported in Mayport, Florida, and is a member of the Navy Reserve. As of March 2010, she was assigned to the United States Fifth Fleet fighting Somali piracy.
The current Commanding Officer of the USS Boone is LCDR Robert Speight.[1]
[edit] 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.
[edit] External links
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- USS Boone Official site
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- MaritimeQuest USS Boone FFG-28
[edit] Further reading
- Milton F. Heller III (2000). The Presidents' Doctor : An Insider's View of Three First Families. Vantage Pr; 1st ed edition (August 2000). ISBN 0-533-13159-6.
