The contract to build Hawes was awarded to Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, 22 May 1981, and her keel was laid 26 August 1983. She was launched 18 February 1984; sponsored by Mrs. Ruth H. Watson, widow of the late Rear Adm. Hawes; delivered 1 February 1985, and commissioned 9 February 1985.[1]
Service historyedit
USS Hawes (FFG 53) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, 7 October 2009, after a six-month deployment in the Caribbean and western Atlantic Ocean supporting Operation Carib Venture. The jolly roger, that RADM Hawes designed can be seen
On 12 October 2000, Hawes was involved, along with Donald Cook, in providing repair and logistics support to Cole, shortly after she was attacked in Aden, Yemen. Two al-Qaeda terrorists brought an inflatable Zodiac-type speedboat that carried a bomb alongside guided missile destroyerCole, while the ship refueled, and detonated their lethal cargo, killing 17 sailors and wounding 42 more. The crewmember's heroic damage control efforts saved Cole. Hawes, Cmdr. J. Scott Jones in command, joined (13 October – October) other ships that took part in Operation Determined Response to assist Cole including: amphibious assault shipTarawa; dock landing shipAnchorage; amphibious transport dockDuluth; guided missile destroyer Donald Cook; and the Military Sealift Command-operated tugCatawba; along with British frigates Cumberland and Marlborough. The Navy subsequently enhanced global force protection training during crucial transits, and sailors qualified to fire M60 and Browning .50 caliber M2 machine guns to defend against assaults by low-slow flying aircraft and small boats.[1]
Hawes, with Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron (Light) HSL-48 Detachment 10 embarked, returned from a counter-narcotics deployment to the Caribbean and Western Atlantic to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, on 7 October 2009. The ship's operations resulted in the seizure of 200 barrels of cocaine.[1]
In July 2010, Hawes docked for five days at Pier 4 of the Charlestown Navy Yard, participating in a Navy Week coordinated alongside Boston's Harborfest.[2]
Hawes, operating with Destroyer Squadron 26 out of Norfolk, was decommissioned on 10 December 2010. She is moored, pending disposal, at the Naval Sea Systems Command (NavSea) Inactive Ships On-Site Maintenance Office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdEvans, Mark L. (14 July 2015). "Hawes (FFG-53)". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
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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 USS Hawes FFG 53 History United States NameHawes NamesakeRear admiral Richard E Hawes Awarded22 May 1981 BuilderBath Iron Works Bath Maine Laid down26 August 1983 Launched18 February 1984 Sponsored byMrs Ruth Hawes Watson Commissioned9 February 1985 Decommissioned10 December 2010 HomeportNorfolk Virginia IdentificationHull symbol FFG 53 Code letters NREH Motto Ever Ready Ever Fearless FateScrapped in Brownsville 2021 General characteristics Class and typeOliver Hazard Perry class frigate Displacement4 100 long tons 4 200 t full load Length453 feet 138 m overall Beam45 feet 14 m Draught22 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 maintainers Sensors 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 32 ArmamentAs 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 Mark 13 launcher was removed from Hawes in 2004 Aircraft carried2 SH 60 LAMPS III helicopters Aviation facilities2 hangars RAST helicopter hauldown system Contents 1 Construction 2 Service history 3 References 4 External linksConstruction editThe contract to build Hawes was awarded to Bath Iron Works Bath Maine 22 May 1981 and her keel was laid 26 August 1983 She was launched 18 February 1984 sponsored by Mrs Ruth H Watson widow of the late Rear Adm Hawes delivered 1 February 1985 and commissioned 9 February 1985 1 Service history edit nbsp USS Hawes FFG 53 arrives at Naval Station Norfolk 7 October 2009 after a six month deployment in the Caribbean and western Atlantic Ocean supporting Operation Carib Venture The jolly roger that RADM Hawes designed can be seen On 12 October 2000 Hawes was involved along with Donald Cook in providing repair and logistics support to Cole shortly after she was attacked in Aden Yemen Two al Qaeda terrorists brought an inflatable Zodiac type speedboat that carried a bomb alongside guided missile destroyer Cole while the ship refueled and detonated their lethal cargo killing 17 sailors and wounding 42 more The crewmember s heroic damage control efforts saved Cole Hawes Cmdr J Scott Jones in command joined 13 October October other ships that took part in Operation Determined Response to assist Cole including amphibious assault ship Tarawa dock landing ship Anchorage amphibious transport dock Duluth guided missile destroyer Donald Cook and the Military Sealift Command operated tug Catawba along with British frigates Cumberland and Marlborough The Navy subsequently enhanced global force protection training during crucial transits and sailors qualified to fire M60 and Browning 50 caliber M2 machine guns to defend against assaults by low slow flying aircraft and small boats 1 Hawes with Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light HSL 48 Detachment 10 embarked returned from a counter narcotics deployment to the Caribbean and Western Atlantic to Naval Station Norfolk Virginia on 7 October 2009 The ship s operations resulted in the seizure of 200 barrels of cocaine 1 In July 2010 Hawes docked for five days at Pier 4 of the Charlestown Navy Yard participating in a Navy Week coordinated alongside Boston s Harborfest 2 Hawes operating with Destroyer Squadron 26 out of Norfolk was decommissioned on 10 December 2010 She is moored pending disposal at the Naval Sea Systems Command NavSea Inactive Ships On Site Maintenance Office Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1 References edit a b c d Evans Mark L 14 July 2015 Hawes FFG 53 Naval History and Heritage Command Retrieved 8 January 2016 The 2010 Boston Navy Week Schedule of Events 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 This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Hawes FFG 53 USS Hawes official website Photo gallery of USS Hawes FFG 53 at NavSource Naval History navysite de USS 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