USS Reuben James FFG-57 |
Type: |
Guided Missile Frigate |
Class: |
Oliver Hazard Perry (Class Overview) |
Builder: |
Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. San Pedro, California |
Hull Number: |
FFG-57 |
Ordered: |
March 22, 1982 |
Commissioned: |
March 22, 1986 |
Keel Laid: |
November 19, 1983 |
Decommissioned: |
July 18, 2013 |
Launched: |
February 8, 1985 |
Stricken: |
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Fate: |
Decommissioned.
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Dimensions, Machinery and Performance |
Length: |
453' |
Engines: |
2 General Electric LM 2500 Gas Turbines |
Beam: |
47' |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
17' (26' sonar) |
Shafts: |
1 |
Displacement: |
3,199 std. / 4,097 full |
SHP: |
41,000 |
Speed: |
29 knots |
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Crew: |
Aprox. 220 |
Range: |
4,500 NM @ 20 knots |
Commanders |
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From
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To
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Mar. 22, 1986 |
Apr. 12, 1988 |
Commander John J. Kieley III |
Apr. 12, 1988 |
July 7, 1990 |
Commander Nicholas L. Richards |
July 7, 1990 |
Mar. 20, 1992 |
Commander James C. Day |
Mar. 20, 1992 |
Jan. 14, 1994 |
Commander Michael A. Calhoun |
Jan. 14, 1994 |
Nov. 25, 1995 |
Commander Edward J. Gilmore |
Nov. 25, 1995 |
June 20, 1997 |
Commander William L. Richards |
June 20, 1997 |
Feb. 12, 1999 |
Commander Faris T. Farwell Jr. |
Feb 12, 1999 |
Feb. 18, 2000 |
Commander Steven L. Richter |
Feb. 18, 2000 |
Sept. 14, 2001 |
Commander Carl W. Cramb |
Sept. 14, 2001 |
May 16, 2003 |
Commander Edward J. Lester |
May 16, 2003 |
Dec. 15, 2004 |
Commander John M. Figuerres |
Dec. 15, 2004 |
Present |
Commander Logan S. Jones |
Notes: |
Named in honor of Boatswain's Mate Reuben James USN (1776-1838). |
Christened by
Lois Haight Herrington. |
Builder's Data |
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Page revised Apr. 17, 2007 |