.jpg) The USS Ingraham in 2008 |
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| Career (US) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Captain Duncan Ingraham |
| Laid down: | 30 March 1987 |
| Launched: | 25 June 1988 |
| Commissioned: | 5 August 1989 |
| Homeport: | NS Everett, Washington |
| Status: | Active in service as of 2009[update] |
| Badge: |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 4,100 tons (4,165 t) full load |
| Length: | 453 ft (138.1 m), overall |
| Beam: | 45 ft (13.7 m) |
| Draft: | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 41,000 shp (31 MW) through a single shaft and controllable-pitch propeller |
| Speed: | 29+ knots (54+ km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nm (9,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted men |
| Armament: | 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. |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 × SH-60 LAMPS III helicopters |
| Nickname: | "The Ham" or The Mighty "I" |
The USS Ingraham (FFG-61), the last American Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate to be built, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Duncan Ingraham (1802–1891).
The USS Ingraham was laid down on 30 March 1987 at the Todd Pacific Shipyards Co., Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California. She was launched on 25 June 1988.
As of March 2008[update], Ingraham is commanded by CDR Matthew Ovios, USN, is homeported at NS Everett, Washington, and is assigned to Destroyer Squadron 9.[citation needed]
On 6 January 2008, the destroyer USS Hopper, the guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal, and the frigate USS Ingraham were entering the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz when five Iranian motor boats approached them at high speed and in a reportedly threatening manner. The American ships had been in the Arabian Sea searching for a sailor who had been missing from the USS Hopper for one day. The U.S. Navy reported that the Iranian boats made "threatening" moves toward the U.S. vessels, coming as close as 200 yards (180 m). The U.S. Navy ships received a radio transmission saying, "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes." While the American ships prepared to open fire, the Iranians abruptly turned away, the U.S. Navy officials said. Before leaving, the Iranians dropped white boxes into the water in front of the American ships. The American ships did not investigate the boxes. Officials from the two countries differed on theie assessments of the severity of the incident. The Iranians claimed that they were conducting normal maneuvers, wheras American officials claimed that an imminent danger to American naval vessels existed.[1]
References
- ^ "Iranian boats 'harass' U.S. Navy, officials say". CNN. 2008-01-07. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/07/iran.us.navy/index.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
See also
External links
- USS Ingraham official website
- navsource.org: USS Ingraham
- navysite.de: USS Ingraham
- MaritimeQuest USS Ingraham FFG-61 pages
- Video of January 2008 incident in the Straight of Hormuz
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