Uss Hawes (Ffg-53)

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rdered:
aid down: 26 August 1983
aunched: 18 February 1984
ommissioned: 9 February 1984
Status:
Homeport: Norfolk, Virginia
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isplacement: 4,100 tons (4,170 t) full load
ength: 453 ft (138.1 m), overall
eam: 45 ft (13.7 m)
raft: 22 ft (6.7 m)
ropulsion: 2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 41,000 shp (31 MW) through a single shaft and variable-pitch propeller
peed: 29+ knots (54+ km/h)
ange: 5,000 nm (9,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
omplement: 15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers
rmament: 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.
ircraft: 2 × SH-60 LAMPS III helicopters
otto: "Ever Ready, Ever Fearless"
ickname:
USS Hawes (FFG-53) is a later model Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate. She is named for Rear Admiral Richard E. Hawes (1894–1968) who was twice decorated with the Navy Cross for submarine salvage operations. The contract to build Hawes was awarded to Bath Iron Works 22 May 1981, and her keel was laid 26 August 1983. She was launched 18 February 1984, delivered 1 February 1985, and commissioned 9 February 1984. As of 2005, Hawes is homeported at NS Norfolk, Virginia; she is part of Destroyer Squadron 22.

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