USS Nicholas (FFG-47)
_departs_from_the_Governor_Nicholls_Wharf_in_New_Orleans.jpg) The Nicholas off New Orleans |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Order | April 28, 1980 |
| Keel laying | September 27, 1982 |
| Launch | April 23, 1983 |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Commissioning | March 10, 1984 |
| Decommissioning | 17th March 2014 |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
4100 tons |
| length |
138.1 meters |
| width |
13.5 meters |
| Draft |
7.5 meters |
| crew |
17 officers, 198 sailors |
| drive |
1 propeller, driven by 2 gas turbines; 41,000 wave horsepower |
| speed |
29+ knots |
| Armament |
1 gun 76 mm, 2 torpedo launchers. Disarmed: 1 rocket launcher |
The USS Nicholas (FFG-47) is a United States Navy frigate and belongs to the Oliver Hazard Perry class . It was named after Samuel Nicholas , the first Commandant of the Marine Corps .
history
FFG-47 was commissioned in 1980 and laid down at Bath Iron Works in September 1982 . In April 1983 the frigate was launched and was christened. Godmother was Elizabeth Tryon, a descendant of Nicholas, who had christened the USS Nicholas (DD-449) in 1942 . In March 1984 the frigate entered service as the USS Nicholas .
In 1988, the frigate took part in Operation Earnest Will and escorted tankers through the Strait of Hormuz . Two years later, during the Gulf War , the frigate was again in the Persian Gulf. There she protected the battleships USS Missouri (BB-63) and USS Wisconsin (BB-64) during coastal bombardments. In 1993 the Nicholas sailed in the Mediterranean, and in 1995 she took part in Operation Sharp Guard .
In 2003 the frigate visited St. Petersburg and, as the first US warship ever, visited Neum in Bosnia and Herzegovina . She then took part in a proliferation security exercise in the Mediterranean. In 2005 and 2006, trips alongside USS Saipan (LHA-2) and USS Enterprise (CVN-65) followed . In 2010, the Nicholas sailed off the coasts of Somalia and Kenya to deter piracy . On March 30, the frigate learned of suspected pirate ships in their region. It intercepted them and, after being shot at by the pirates, was able to force the three-man crew to surrender with machine gun fire. The ship was sunk. Then the mother ship was also brought in, on which two other people could be arrested.
Web links
- Official Homepage (Engl.)
- Nicholas on navsource.org (Engl.)
