USS Ingraham (FFG-61)

4100 tons

138.1 meters

13.5 meters

7.5 meters

17 officers, 198 sailors

1 propeller, 2 gas turbines driven; 41,000 shaft horsepower

29 nodes

1 76 mm gun, two torpedo launchers. Disarmed: 1 rocket starter

The USS Ingraham (FFG -61 ) is a frigate of the United States Navy and is part of the Oliver Hazard Perry - class. It is named for Captain Duncan Ingraham (1802 - 1891).

Technology

The Ingraham is counted among the so-called long -hull, ie it is about 138 meters long and 13 meters wide. She has a draft of 7 meters. About 236 people, of which about 215 crew members and 21 members of the helicopter crews work ( six pilots, 15 maintenance personnel man ) on the ship.

The Ingraham was initially designed as all ships of the Perry class mainly as an escort ship for defense against air and surface targets. To this end, she was equipped with a MK13 - starter for SM1 missiles for air defense and Harpoon missile attack maritime targets, but this was removed at the beginning of the 21st century.

For surface warfare remain the USS Ingraham even a single 76 -mm gun and two torpedo tubes, which can be used against submarines. In addition, the ship has a CIWS to defend against anti-ship missiles approaching. In addition, located on the Ingraham two SH-60 Seahawk helicopters, which are suitable for the control of surface targets and submarines, and can be equipped with anti-ship missiles and Penguin torpedoes.

History

FFG- 61 was commissioned in 1984 and 1987 placed at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Kiel. 1988 ran the frigate from the stack and was baptized. On 5 August 1989, Ingraham was placed as the last of its class in service.

1997 Ingraham operated to monitor civilian shipping in the Persian Gulf. 2003 drove the frigate on the side of USS Carl Vinson (CVN -70) in the Pacific. During this trip she was due in three days in Apra Harbor, Guam. In 2005, the ship participated in the taking place in the Mediterranean exercise Bright Star 2005.

In November 2007 Ingraham of the battle group joined by the USS Tarawa ( LHA -1) to begin a six-month voyage to the Pacific and Indian Oceans. On this trip, they sailed in close formation with USS Port Royal (CG -73) and USS Hopper ( DDG -70), the Strait of Hormuz. During the passage, the three ships were driven in international waters of five speedboats of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in early 2008, which broke into the formation, transmitted radio messages threatening and white boxes of unknown content before exposing Ingraham in the water. The incident lasted 30 minutes and was described by the U.S. side as " unnecessarily provocative ".

2009 moved the Ingraham in the Pacific where it conducted multinational exercises and training rides. After the earthquake in the Samoan Islands, the Ingraham was sent to the region to provide assistance there.