USS Doyle (FFG-39)

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 Doyle ( FFG -39 ) is a frigate of the United States Navy. It belongs to the Oliver Hazard Perry class.

History

The construction of the Doyle began in 1981 at Bath Iron Works, the launching was held in May 1982, the commissioning of a year later. It was named after the ship Vice Admiral James Henry Doyle.

The Doyle made ​​until 2006, four trips to the Mediterranean, two in the Persian Gulf and as part of Standing Naval Forces Atlantic

1996 crossed the Doyle in the Persian Gulf. They raided as part of the UN embargo on cargo ships banned cargo. Later the ship was involved in Operation Desert Strike.

Known for the years 1998 and 1999, the participation in several exercises, including Fleet Weeks '98 and '99 and UNITAS 39-98 with nine navies of South American States.

2000 began the Doyle before the Ecuador Rebelde from a ship on which during a search of six tons of cocaine were found. Two years later, Doyle once again took part in UNITAS, this time on the side of the cruiser USS Yorktown (CG- 48).

On September 11, 2003, two years after the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001 in the U.S., at 8.00 clock zone time that Doyle received a request for approval of a close pass by the German frigate Niedersachsen ( F 208). The crew of the Lower manned the rail and turned the United States as the honor.

2002 Doyle of active reserve fleet was allocated. In this addition to the greatly reduced active crew serves primarily reserve personnel on the frigate. In 2009 she was employed in exercises with the Peruvian, Colombian, Uruguayan and Dutch navies.

On 29 July 2011, Doyle has been decommissioned. The plan is to sell the ship to a Confederate Navy.