On 16 August 1968, after her fitting-out at Boston, O'Callahan departed for her homeport of San Diego, California. En route she called at Norfolk, Virginia; Charleston, South Carolina; and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She stood out of San Diego on 1 October for 25 days of electronics and weapons systems tests off the Pacific Northwest, then commenced shakedown on 4 November. After at-sea training operations off the Hawaiian Islands from 6 through 17 February 1969, she entered the Long Beach Naval Shipyard on 4 March for post-shakedown availability through mid-May. She then conducted further training operations out of San Diego in preparation for her first deployment to the Western Pacific.
Former Brooke (right) and O'Callahan (left) during service with Pakistan.
[1969-1989]
On 30 June 1975 O'Callahan was reclassified as a frigate and given the designation FF-1051.
Pakistan serviceedit
For other ships with the same name, see PNS Aslat.
O'Callahan served until 31 May 1989, when she was decommissioned and leased to Pakistan. However, following Pakistan's refusal to halt its nuclear weapons program, the lease was cancelled in 1994. She was returned to United States custody at Singapore on 19 August 1994 and stricken from the Navy Register the same day. On 9 September she was transferred to the Maritime Administration and sold to Trusha Investments Pte. Ltd, c/o Jacques Pierot, Jr. & Sons, Inc., of New York City for over $600,000. She was then towed to Hong Kong and scrapped.
Referencesedit
K. Jack Bauer and Stephen S. Roberts, Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990
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callahan, 1051, navy, garcia, class, destroyer, escort, later, reclassified, frigate, named, chaplain, lieutenant, commander, joseph, callahan, world, medal, honor, recipient, rescue, crewmen, aircraft, carrier, franklin, after, severely, damaged, enemy, bombs. USS O Callahan FF 1051 was a U S Navy Garcia class destroyer escort later reclassified as a frigate She was named for Chaplain Lieutenant Commander Joseph T O Callahan a World War II Medal of Honor recipient for his rescue of crewmen on the aircraft carrier Franklin after it was hit and severely damaged by enemy bombs HistoryUnited StatesNameO CallahanNamesakeJoseph T O CallahanOrdered21 March 1963BuilderDefoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City MichiganLaid down19 February 1964Launched20 October 1965Acquired1 July 1968Commissioned13 July 1968Decommissioned20 December 1988Stricken29 November 1993MottoFaithful and BraveFateSold to Trusha Investments Pte Ltd c o Jacques Pierot Jr amp Sons Inc of New York City for over 600 000 Scrapped in Hong Kong PakistanNameAslatAcquired8 February 1989 leased Out of service11 December 1993IdentificationF265FateReturned to US 11 December 1993General characteristicsClass and typeGarcia class frigateDisplacement2 624 tons light 3 400 tons fullLength414 ft 6 in 126 34 m Beam44 ft 1 in 13 44 m Draft24 ft 6 in 7 47 m Propulsion2 Foster Wheeler boilers 1 General Electric turbine 35 000 shp 26 000 kW single screwSpeed27 knots 50 km h 31 mph Range4 000 nmi 7 400 km 4 600 mi at 20 kn 37 km h 23 mph Complement16 officers 231 enlistedSensors and processing systemsAN SPS 40 air search radar AN SPS 10 surface search radar AN SQS 26 bow mounted sonarArmament2 single 5 in 127 mm 38 cal Mk 30 guns 1 8 tube ASROC Mk 16 launcher 16 missiles 2 triple 12 75 in 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes Mk 46 torpedoes 2 MK 37 torpedo tubes fixed stern removed later Aircraft carriedGyrodyne QH 50 planned SH 2 LAMPS Contents 1 History 2 Pakistan service 3 References 4 External linksHistory editO Callahan was laid down on 19 February 1964 at the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City Michigan and was launched on 20 October 1965 She was sponsored by Chaplain O Callahan s sister Sister Rose Marie O Callahan of the Philippines Maryknoll College the first nun to sponsor a U S Navy ship She was commissioned on 13 July 1968 at the Boston Naval Shipyard Boston Massachusetts with Captain Robert L Brown commanding On 16 August 1968 after her fitting out at Boston O Callahan departed for her homeport of San Diego California En route she called at Norfolk Virginia Charleston South Carolina and Fort Lauderdale Florida She stood out of San Diego on 1 October for 25 days of electronics and weapons systems tests off the Pacific Northwest then commenced shakedown on 4 November After at sea training operations off the Hawaiian Islands from 6 through 17 February 1969 she entered the Long Beach Naval Shipyard on 4 March for post shakedown availability through mid May She then conducted further training operations out of San Diego in preparation for her first deployment to the Western Pacific nbsp Former Brooke right and O Callahan left during service with Pakistan 1969 1989 On 30 June 1975 O Callahan was reclassified as a frigate and given the designation FF 1051 Pakistan service editFor other ships with the same name see PNS Aslat O Callahan served until 31 May 1989 when she was decommissioned and leased to Pakistan However following Pakistan s refusal to halt its nuclear weapons program the lease was cancelled in 1994 She was returned to United States custody at Singapore on 19 August 1994 and stricken from the Navy Register the same day On 9 September she was transferred to the Maritime Administration and sold to Trusha Investments Pte Ltd c o Jacques Pierot Jr amp Sons Inc of New York City for over 600 000 She was then towed to Hong Kong and scrapped References editK Jack Bauer and Stephen S Roberts Register of Ships of the U S Navy 1775 1990 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1947 1995 This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here 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 edit nbsp This article about a specific ship or boat of the United States Armed Forces is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS O 27Callahan amp oldid 1135225249, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
