USS Vandegrift (FFG-48)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
Royal Navy ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried 2 × SH-60 Seahawk helicopters
gptkbp:armament gptkb:1_×_Mk_13_missile_launcher
gptkb:2_×_triple_Mk_32_torpedo_tubes
gptkb:1_×_76_mm_OTO_Melara_gun
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_E_Ribbon
gptkb:Humanitarian_Service_Medal
gptkb:Kuwait_Liberation_Medal_(Kuwait)
gptkb:Kuwait_Liberation_Medal_(Saudi_Arabia)
gptkb:Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkb:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal
gptkb:Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal
gptkbp:beam 45 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Todd_Pacific_Shipyards
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oliver_Hazard_Perry-class
gptkbp:commissioned 24 November 1984
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 12 February 2015
gptkbp:displacement 4,100 tons (full load)
gptkbp:fate awaiting disposal
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Naval_Base_San_Diego
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Vandegrift (FFG-48)
gptkbp:hullNumber FFG-48
gptkbp:laidDown 13 October 1981
gptkbp:launched 15 October 1982
gptkbp:length 453 feet
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Alexander_Vandegrift
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated in Operation Enduring Freedom
Participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom
Rescued 52 fishermen from a burning vessel in 2014
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:pennantNumber FFG-48
gptkbp:propulsion 2 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines
gptkbp:speed over 29 knots
gptkbp:sponsor Mrs. Alexander A. Vandegrift, Jr.
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bath_Iron_Works
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6