Ordered from Bath Iron Works on 28 February 1977 as part of the FY77 program, Flatley's keel was laid down on 13 November 1979. She was launched on 15 May 1980, and commissioned on 20 June 1981. Decommissioned on 11 May 1996, she was sold to Turkey on 27 August 1998.
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flatley, thirteenth, ship, oliver, hazard, perry, class, guided, missile, frigates, first, ship, navy, named, vice, admiral, james, flatley, 1906, 1958, leading, naval, aviation, tactician, from, world, flew, grumman, wildcat, battle, coral, subsequently, comm. USS Flatley FFG 21 was the thirteenth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided missile frigates She was the first ship of the U S Navy to be named for Vice Admiral James H Flatley 1906 1958 a leading Naval Aviation tactician from World War II who flew the Grumman F4F Wildcat in the Battle of Coral Sea and subsequently commanded the VF 10 Grim Reapers taking them into combat for the first time An aerial port bow view of the Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigate USS Flatley executing a starboard turn HistoryUnited StatesNameFlatleyNamesakeVice Admiral James H FlatleyOrdered28 February 1977BuilderBath Iron Works Bath MaineLaid down13 November 1979Launched15 May 1980Sponsored byMrs Dorothy M Flatley widow of Vice Admiral FlatleyAcquired8 May 1981Commissioned20 June 1981Decommissioned11 May 1996HomeportNaval Station MayportIdentificationHull symbol FFG 21 Code letters NJHFMotto Have Courage FateDisposed of through the Security Assistance Program SAP BadgeStricken10 October 2001TCG Gemlik in Rota Cadiz TurkeyNameGemlikNamesakeDistrict of GemlikAcquired27 August 1998IdentificationHull number F 492 MMSI number 271035034 Callsign TBOGStatusin active serviceGeneral characteristics 1 Class and typeOliver Hazard Perry class frigateDisplacement4 100 long tons 4 200 t full loadLength445 feet 136 m overallBeam45 feet 14 m Draft22 feet 6 7 m Propulsion2 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 Speedover 29 knots 54 km h Range5 000 nautical miles at 18 knots 9 300 km at 33 km h Complement15 officers and 190 enlisted plus SH 60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainersSensors and processing systemsAN SPS 49 air search radar AN SPS 55 surface search radar CAS and STIR fire control radar AN SQS 56 sonar Electronic warfare amp decoysAN SLQ 32ArmamentAs built 1 OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm 62 caliber naval gun 2 Mk 32 triple tube 324 mm launchers for Mark 46 torpedoes 1 Vulcan Phalanx CIWS 4 50 cal 12 7 mm machine guns 1 Mk 13 Mod 4 single arm launcher for Harpoon anti ship missiles and SM 1MR Standard anti ship air missiles 40 round magazine Note As of 2004 Mk 13 systems removed from all active US vessels of this class Aircraft carried1 SH 2F LAMPS I 2 Ordered from Bath Iron Works on 28 February 1977 as part of the FY77 program Flatley s keel was laid down on 13 November 1979 She was launched on 15 May 1980 and commissioned on 20 June 1981 Decommissioned on 11 May 1996 she was sold to Turkey on 27 August 1998 TCG Gemlik F 492 editThe ship immediately underwent conversion into a Turkish G class frigate She serves in the Turkish Navy as TCG Gemlik F 492 citation needed References edit USS Flatley FFG 21 Navsource org Retrieved 11 April 2015 USS Flatley FFG 21 Navysite de Retrieved 11 April 2015 This article includes information collected from theNaval Vessel Register which as a U S government publication is in the public domain The entry can be found here External links editMaritimeQuest USS Flatley FFG 21 pages Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Flatley amp oldid 1073445145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
