USS Elrod

	USS Elrod (FFG-55) in 2012.
History
United States
Name	Elrod
Namesake	Major Henry T. Elrod
Awarded	22 May 1981
Builder	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down	21 November 1983
Launched	12 May 1984
Sponsored by	Mrs. Norma J. McDonald
Commissioned	21 September 1985
Decommissioned	30 January 2015
Stricken	30 January 2015
Homeport	NS Norfolk, Virginia
Identification	Hull symbol:FFG-55; Code letters:NHTE; ;
Motto	War Ready to Preserve Peace
Nickname(s)	Hammerin' Hank; USS Hellrod;
Status	Stricken, to be disposed of
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate
Displacement	4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load
Length	453 feet (138 m), overall
Beam	45 feet (14 m)
Draft	22 feet (6.7 m)
Propulsion	2 × 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.;
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
Sensors &; processing systems	AN/SPS-49 air-search radar; AN/SPS-55 surface-search radar; CAS and STIR fire-control radar; AN/SQS-56 sonar.;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	AN/SLQ-32
Armament	As 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.; Mk 38 Mod 2 in place of Mk 13;
Aircraft carried	2 × SH-60B LAMPS Mk III helicopters
Aviation facilities	2 × hangars; RAST helicopter hauldown system;

USS Elrod (FFG-55), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, is a ship of the United States Navy named after Captain Henry T. Elrod (1905–1941), a Marine aviator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the defense of Wake Island in World War II.

The ship was originally home ported in Charleston, SC and shifted to Norfolk, VA in March 1995. Elrod completed five deployments to the Persian Gulf, three to the Mediterranean Sea, and one to the Adriatic Sea, and has participated in numerous operations in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Caribbean Sea.

History
USS Elrod (FFG-55) in 2012.
United States
Name	Elrod
Namesake	Major Henry T. Elrod
Awarded	22 May 1981
Builder	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down	21 November 1983
Launched	12 May 1984
Sponsored by	Mrs. Norma J. McDonald
Commissioned	21 September 1985
Decommissioned	30 January 2015
Stricken	30 January 2015
Homeport	NS Norfolk, Virginia
Identification	Hull symbol:FFG-55 Code letters:NHTE
Motto	War Ready to Preserve Peace
Nickname(s)	Hammerin' Hank USS Hellrod
Status	Stricken, to be disposed of
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate
Displacement	4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load
Length	453 feet (138 m), overall
Beam	45 feet (14 m)
Draft	22 feet (6.7 m)
Propulsion	2 × 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.
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
Sensors & processing systems	AN/SPS-49 air-search radar AN/SPS-55 surface-search radar CAS and STIR fire-control radar AN/SQS-56 sonar.
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32
Armament	As 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. Mk 38 Mod 2 in place of Mk 13
Aircraft carried	2 × SH-60B LAMPS Mk III helicopters
Aviation facilities	2 × hangars RAST helicopter hauldown system