USS Ford (FFG-54)

History
United States
Name	Ford
Namesake	Gunner's Mate Patrick O. Ford
Awarded	22 May 1981
Builder	Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California
Laid down	11 July 1983
Launched	23 June 1984
Sponsored by	Jonda McFarlane
Commissioned	29 June 1985
Decommissioned	31 October 2013
Homeport	Naval Station Everett, Washington
Identification	Hull symbol: FFG-54; Code letters: NPOF; ;
Motto	Tenacious
Fate	Sunk as target, 1 October 2019
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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 Ford (FFG-54) was a Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate in service with the United States Navy from 1985 to 2013. She was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean near Guam in 2019.

History

United States
Name	Ford
Namesake	Gunner's Mate Patrick O. Ford
Awarded	22 May 1981
Builder	Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California
Laid down	11 July 1983
Launched	23 June 1984
Sponsored by	Jonda McFarlane
Commissioned	29 June 1985
Decommissioned	31 October 2013
Homeport	Naval Station Everett, Washington
Identification	Hull symbol: FFG-54 Code letters: NPOF
Motto	Tenacious
Fate	Sunk as target, 1 October 2019
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