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|Ship namesake=[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] [[Hospital corpsman|Pharmacist Mate]], [[Jack Williams (Medal of Honor)|Jack Williams]] |
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|Ship builder=[[Bath Iron Works]] |
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|Ship homeport=[[Naval Station Mayport|Mayport]], [[Florida]] |
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|Ship fate=Transferred to [[Royal Bahrain Naval Force|Bahrain]] as {{ship|RBNS|Sabha}}, 1996 |
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'''USS ''Jack Williams'' (FFG-24)''', sixteenth ship of the |
'''USS ''Jack Williams'' (FFG-24)''', sixteenth ship of the {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate|0}} of guided-missile [[frigate]]s, was named for Pharmacist's Mate Third Class [[Jack Williams (Medal of Honor)|Jack Williams]], who was posthumously awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for his heroism in the [[Battle of Iwo Jima]]. |
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==Construction and career== |
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Ordered from [[Bath Iron Works]] on 28 February 1977 as part of the FY77 program, ''Jack Williams'' was laid down on 25 February 1980; [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 30 August 1980 |
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| ⚫ | Ordered from [[Bath Iron Works]], [[Bath, Maine]], on 28 February 1977 as part of the FY77 program, ''Jack Williams'' was laid down on 25 February 1980; [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 30 August 1980, [[ship sponsor|sponsored]]byMrs. Fern Williams Carr, sister of PhM3c Williams; and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]]<!-- at [[COMMLOC]]--> on 19 September 1981. |
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Decommissioned and stricken on 13 September 1996, she was transferred to [[Bahrain]] the same day and recommissioned as |
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in 1983, the ship accidentally launched a live MK-46 torpedo while berthed at Naval Station Mayport in Florida. The torpedo skidded across the top of a concrete pier but did not detonate. |
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| ⚫ | ''Jack Williams'' (FFG-24) was the first ship of that name in the US Navy. |
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| ⚫ | Decommissioned and stricken on 13 September 1996, she was transferred to [[Bahrain]] the same day and recommissioned as {{ship|RBNS|Sabha|90}}. |
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==References== |
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{{NVR|http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/FFG24.htm}} |
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{{Naval Vessel Register|{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=FFG24}}}} |
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== External links == |
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{{commons category-inline|USS Jack Williams (FFG-24)}} |
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*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/07/0724.htm navsource.org: USS ''Jack Williams''] |
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*[http://www.navysite.de/ffg/FFG24.HTM navysite.de: USS ''Jack Williams''] |
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*[http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/frigates/pages/jack_williams_page_1.htm MaritimeQuest USS Jack Williams FFG-24 pages] |
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 USS Jack Williams (FFG-24) on 1 March 1983 | |
| History | |
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| Name | Jack Williams |
| Namesake | U.S. Navy Pharmacist Mate, Jack Williams |
| Ordered | 28 February 1977 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
| Laid down | 25 February 1980 |
| Launched | 30 August 1980 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Fern Williams Carr, sister of PhM3c Williams |
| Commissioned | 19 September 1981 |
| Decommissioned | 13 September 1996 |
| Stricken | 13 September 1996 |
| Homeport | Mayport, Florida |
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| Nickname(s) | The Arky |
| Fate | Transferred to BahrainasRBNS Sabha, 1996 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
| Displacement | 4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load |
| Length | 445 feet (136 m), overall |
| Beam | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Draught | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
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| Speed | over 29 knots (54 km/h) |
| Range | 5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h) |
| Complement | 15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × SH-2F LAMPS I |
USS Jack Williams (FFG-24), sixteenth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Pharmacist's Mate Third Class Jack Williams, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Ordered from Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, on 28 February 1977 as part of the FY77 program, Jack Williams was laid down on 25 February 1980; launched on 30 August 1980, sponsored by Mrs. Fern Williams Carr, sister of PhM3c Williams; and commissioned on 19 September 1981.
in 1983, the ship accidentally launched a live MK-46 torpedo while berthed at Naval Station Mayport in Florida. The torpedo skidded across the top of a concrete pier but did not detonate.
Decommissioned and stricken on 13 September 1996, she was transferred to Bahrain the same day and recommissioned as RBNS Sabha (90).
Jack Williams (FFG-24) was the first ship of that name in the US Navy.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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