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65-599: USS Stark (FFG-31) was the 23rd ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates and was named after Admiral Harold Raynsford Stark (1880–1972). Ordered from Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington , on 23 January 1978, Stark was laid down on 24 August 1979, launched on 30 May 1980, and commissioned on 23 October 1982. In 1987, an Iraqi jet fired two missiles at Stark , killing 37 U.S. sailors on board. Decommissioned on 7 May 1999, Stark

130-547: A commanding officer studies and disposes of cases involving those in his command. In the United States Navy and U.S. Coast Guard , these proceedings take place under the authority of Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). If the individual conducting the proceeding is either a captain , or a lower ranking officer (typically a commander or lieutenant commander ) serving as commanding officer of

195-416: A captain or commanding officer makes him/herself available to hear concerns, complaints, or requests from the crew. Traditionally, on a naval vessel, the captain would stand at the main mast of that vessel when holding mast . The crew, who by custom did not speak with the captain, could speak to him directly at these times. It could also refer to the naval punishment of tying one to a mast and lashing them with

260-550: A criminal conviction (it is equivalent to a civil action), but is often placed in the service record of the individual. The process for non-judicial punishment is governed by Part V of the Manual for Courts-Martial and by each service branch's regulations. Non-judicial punishment proceedings are known by different terms among the services. In the Army and the Air Force , non-judicial punishment

325-414: A fair hearing. But this option exposes them to a possible criminal court conviction. Navy and Marine Corps personnel assigned to or embarked aboard ship do not have the option of refusing NJP, nor can they appeal the decision of the officer imposing punishment; they may only appeal the severity of the punishment. In naval tradition, mast is the traditional location of the non-judicial hearing under which

390-497: A live fire, SINKEX during naval exercise RIMPAC 2016. During the exercise, the ship was directly or indirectly hit with the following ordnance: a Harpoon missile from a South Korean submarine, another Harpoon missile from the Australian frigate HMAS  Ballarat , a Hellfire missile from an Australian MH-60R helicopter, another Harpoon missile and a Maverick missile from U.S. maritime patrol aircraft, another Harpoon missile from

455-423: A naval or coast guard vessel, an aviation squadron, or similar command afloat or ashore, then the proceeding is referred to as a captain's mast . If an admiral is overseeing the mast, then the procedure is referred to as an admiral's mast or a flag mast . A captain's mast or admiral's mast is a procedure whereby the commanding officer must: A captain's mast is not: The term mast may also refer to when

520-637: A potential war with the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact countries. They could also provide air defense against 1970s- and 1980s-era aircraft and anti-ship missiles. These warships are equipped to escort and protect aircraft carrier battle groups, amphibious landing groups, underway replenishment groups, and merchant ship convoys. They can conduct independent operations to perform tasks such as surveillance of illegal drug smugglers, maritime interception operations, and exercises with other nations. The addition of

585-452: A result, the "zone-defense" anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) capability of the U.S. Navy's Perry s had vanished, and all that remained was a "point-defense" type of anti-air warfare armament, so they relied upon cover from AEGIS destroyers and cruisers. The removal of the Mk 13 launchers also stripped the frigates of their Harpoon anti-ship missiles. However, their Seahawk helicopters could still carry

650-457: Is a hook, cable, and winch system that can reel in a Seahawk from a hovering flight, expanding the ship's pitch-and-roll range in which flight operations are permitted. The FFG 8, 29, 32, and 33 were built as "short-hull" warships but were later modified into "long-hull" warships. Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigates were the second class of surface ships (after the Spruance -class destroyers ) in

715-562: Is in the public domain . The entry can be found here . Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate The Oliver Hazard Perry class is a class of guided-missile frigates named after U.S. Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry , a commander noted for his role in the Battle of Lake Erie . Also known as the Perry or FFG-7 (commonly "fig seven") class, the warships were designed in the United States in

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780-549: Is referred to as Article 15 ; in the Marine Corps it is called being "NJP'd", being sent to "Office Hours", or satirically amongst the junior ranks, "Ninja Punched". The Navy and the Coast Guard call non-judicial punishment captain's mast or admiral's mast , depending on the rank of the commanding officer . Prior to imposition of NJP, the commander will notify the accused of the commander's intention to impose punishment,

845-684: The AEGIS combat system . HMAS Melbourne and Newcastle were transferred in May 2020 to the Chilean Navy and serve as Captain Prat and Almirante Latorre . The G-class frigates of the Turkish Navy have undergone a major modernisation program which included the retrofitting of a Turkish digital combat management system named GENESIS ( Gemi Entegre Savaş İdare Sistemi ). The system was designed and implemented jointly by

910-638: The Iran–Iraq War , on 17 May 1987, USS  Stark was attacked by an Iraqi warplane. Struck by two Exocet anti-ship missiles, thirty-seven U.S. Navy sailors died in the deadly prelude to the American Operation Earnest Will , the reflagging and escorting of oil tankers through the Persian Gulf and the Straits of Hormuz . Less than a year later, on 14 April 1988, USS  Samuel B. Roberts

975-555: The Naval Tactical Data System , LAMPS helicopters, and the Tactical Towed Array System (TACTAS) gave these warships a combat capability far beyond the original expectations. They are well suited for operations in littoral regions and most war-at-sea scenarios. Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigates made worldwide news during the 1980s. Despite being small, these frigates were shown to be very durable. During

1040-473: The Perry class were problematic due to "little reserved space for growth (39 tons in the original design), and the inflexible, proprietary electronics of the time", such that the "US Navy gave up on the idea of upgrades to face new communications realities and advanced missile threats". The U.S. Navy decommissioned 25 "FFG-7 Short" ships via "bargain basement sales to allies or outright retirement, after an average of only 18 years of service". From 2004 to 2005,

1105-554: The SM-2 version of the Standard missile, adding an eight-cell Mark 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) for Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles (ESSMs), and installing better air-search radars and long-range sonar. The RAN had opted to retain their Adelaide frigates rather than purchase the U.S. Navy's Kidd -class destroyers; the Kidd s were more capable but more expensive and manpower intensive. However,

1170-695: The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (which is the Taiwan agency designated under the Taiwan Relations Act ) for about $ 10 million each. On 13 June 2017, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John M. Richardson said the Navy was looking into the possibility of recommissioning several Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigates from its inactive fleet to support President Donald Trump 's proposed 355-ship navy plan. On 11 December 2017,

1235-481: The Uniform Code of Military Justice . Its rules are further elaborated on in various branch policy as well as the Manual for Courts-Martial . NJP permits commanders to administratively discipline troops without a court-martial . Punishment can range from reprimand to reduction in rank, correctional custody, loss of pay, extra duty or restrictions depending on rank of the imposing officer and receiving officer. The receipt of non-judicial punishment does not constitute

1300-483: The rank of the accused and that of the officer imposing punishment: If the officer imposing punishment holds General Court Martial authority, or if the commanding officer is of the grade O-7 or greater (Generals in the Army & Air Force. Admirals in the Navy, U.S. Military Rank Insignia ) By Commanding Officers of the grades O-4 to O-6 (Majors to Colonels in the Army & Air Force. Lt. Commanders to Captains in

1365-551: The Arctic so an extensive upgrade to the ships' combat systems would not need to be undertaken. An October 2017 memo recommended against reactivating the frigates, claiming it would cost too much money, taking funding away from other Navy priorities for ships with little effectiveness. Australia spent A$ 1.46bn to upgrade the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Adelaide -class guided-missile frigates, including equipping them to fire

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1430-454: The Iranian gunboat Joshan , which fired a U.S.-made Harpoon anti-ship missile at the ships. With Simpson having the only clear shot, the frigate fired an SM-1 standard missile, which struck Joshan . Simpson fired three more SM-1s, and with later naval fire from Wainwright , sank the Iranian vessel. On 14 July 2016, the ex- USS  Thach took over 12 hours to sink after being used in

1495-436: The Mk 13 Mod 4 single-arm launcher. The ship failed to maneuver to bring its Mk 75 to bear before the first missile hit. On fire and listing, the frigate was brought under control by its crew during the night. The ship made its way to Bahrain where, after temporary repairs by the destroyer tender USS  Acadia to make her seaworthy, she returned to her home port of Naval Station Mayport , under her own power. The ship

1560-599: The Mk 53 Decoy Launching System " Nulka " in place of the SRBOC (Super Rapid Blooming Offboard Chaff) and flares, which would have better protected the ship against anti-ship missiles. It was planned to outfit the remaining ships with a 21-cell RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launcher at the location of the former Mk 13, but this did not occur. On 11 May 2009, the first International Frigate Working Group met at Mayport Naval Station to discuss maintenance, obsolescence, and logistics issues regarding Oliver Hazard Perry -class ships of

1625-490: The NJP to a higher authority. This is usually the next officer in the chain of command . Upon considering the appeal, the higher authority may set aside the NJP, decrease the severity of the punishment, or may deny the appeal. They may not increase the severity of the punishment. Personnel are permitted to refuse NJP in favor of a court-martial; this might be done in cases where they do not feel their Commanding Officer will give them

1690-569: The Navy announced the new Constellation class as their latest class of frigates. The ships were designed by the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Maine in partnership with the New York -based naval architects Gibbs & Cox . The design process was notable as the initial design was accomplished with the help of computers in 18 hours by Raye Montague , a civilian U.S. Navy naval engineer , making it

1755-627: The Navy decided against reactivating the class, saying it would cost too much. As of 8 September 2022, the decommissioned but extant Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigates, kept at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , were: Nonjudicial punishment In the United States Armed Forces , non-judicial punishment is a form of military justice authorized by Article 15 of

1820-453: The Navy, U.S. Military Rank Insignia ) By Commanding Officers of the grades O-1 to O-3 (Lieutenants to Captains in the Army & Air Force. Ensigns to Lieutenants in the Navy, U.S. Military Rank Insignia ) By Officers In Charge (OIC) There are three types of non-judicial punishment commonly imposed. Summary Article 15: (O-3 and below) commanders and commissioned OIC may impose: Company Grade (O-3 or below) commanders may impose

1885-511: The Turkish Navy and HAVELSAN , a Turkish electronic hardware systems and software company. The GENESIS upgraded ships were delivered between 2007 and 2011. The GENESIS advanced combat management system has the capacity of tracking more than 1,000 tactical targets, thanks to its digital sensor data fusion, automatic threat evaluation, weapon engagement opportunities and Link-16 / 22 system integration. The modernisation program also includes

1950-550: The U.S. Navy removed the frigates' Mk 13 single-arm missile launchers because the primary missile, the Standard SM-1MR , had become outmoded. It would supposedly have been too costly to refit the Standard SM-1MR missiles, which had little ability to bring down sea-skimming missiles. Another reason was to allow more SM-1MRs to go to American allies that operated Perry s, such as Poland, Spain, Australia, Turkey, and Taiwan. As

2015-410: The U.S. Navy to be built with gas turbine propulsion. The gas turbine propulsion plant was more automated than other Navy propulsion plants at the time, and it could be centrally monitored and controlled from a remote engineering control center away from the engines. The gas turbine propulsion plants also allowed the ship's speed to be controlled directly from the bridge via a throttle control, a first for

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2080-537: The U.S. Navy. American shipyards constructed Oliver Hazard Perry -class ships for the U.S. Navy and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Early American-built Australian ships were originally built as the "short-hull" version, but they were modified during the 1980s to the "long-hull" design. Shipyards in Australia, Spain, and Taiwan have produced several warships of the "long-hull" design for their navies. Although

2145-502: The U.S. and foreign navies. On 16 June 2009, Vice Admiral Barry McCullough turned down the suggestion of then-U.S. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) to keep the Perry s in service, citing their worn-out and maxed-out condition. However, U.S. Representative Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) and former U.S. Representative Gene Taylor (D-MS) took up the cause to retain the vessels. The Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigates were to have been eventually replaced by Littoral Combat Ships by 2019. However,

2210-586: The United States: 51 for the United States Navy and four for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Eight were built in Taiwan , six in Spain , and two in Australia for their navies. Former U.S. Navy warships of this class have been sold or donated to the navies of Bahrain , Egypt , Poland , Pakistan , Taiwan , and Turkey . The first of the 51 U.S. Navy-built Oliver Hazard Perry frigates entered into service in 1977, and

2275-476: The above plus: Field Grade (O-4 to O-6) may impose: The punishments listed above may be combined (with certain limitations listed in the Manual for Courts-Martial, Part 5, Section 5(d)). For example, extra duties, restriction and forfeiture of pay, and reduction in grade could be imposed. If the member considers the punishment to be unjust or to be disproportionate to the misconduct committed, he or she may appeal

2340-604: The addition of an 8-cell Mk.41 VLS for RIM-162 ESSM , together with the upgrade of the Mk-92 fire control system by Lockheed Martin ; the retrofitting of the SMART-S Mk2 3D air search radar which replaced the AN/SPS-49 ; and the addition of a new long range sonar . The Mk.41 vertical launching system (VLS) has been fitted in front of the Mk.13 launcher . TCG Gediz was the first ship in

2405-503: The age of the ships and their equipment, likely requiring a significant modernization effort. Although bringing the frigates out of retirement would have provided a short-term solution to fleet size, their limited combat capability would restrict them to acting as a theater security cooperation, maritime security asset. Their likely role would have been serving as basic surface platforms that stay close to U.S. shores, performing missions such as assisting drug interdiction efforts or patrolling

2470-586: The class to receive the Mk.41 VLS installation. The G-class frigates of the Turkish Navy were also modified with the ASIST landing platform system at the Istanbul Naval Shipyard, so that they can accommodate the S-70B Seahawk helicopter. The Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2013 authorized the transfer of Curts and McClusky to Mexico , and the sale of Taylor , Gary , Carr , and Elrod to

2535-571: The cruiser USS  Princeton , additional Hellfire missiles from a U.S. Navy MH-60S helicopter, a 900 kg (2,000 lb) Mark 84 bomb from a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet, a GBU-12 Paveway laser-guided 225 kg (500 lb) bomb from a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber, and a Mark 48 torpedo from an unnamed U.S. Navy submarine. The United States Navy and Royal Australian Navy modified their remaining Perry s to reduce their operating costs, replacing Detroit Diesel 16V149TI electrical generators with Caterpillar 3512B diesel engines. Upgrades to

2600-428: The first ship designed by computer. The Oliver Hazard Perry -class ships were produced in 445-foot (136 m) long "short-hull" (Flight I) and 453-foot (138 m) long "long-hull" (Flight III) variants. The long-hull ships (FFG 8, 28, 29, 32, 33, and 36–61) carry the larger SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters, while the short-hulled warships carry the smaller and less-capable SH-2 Seasprite LAMPS I. Aside from

2665-462: The frigates performed. The U.S. Coast Guard harvested weapons systems components from decommissioned Navy Perry -class frigates to save money. Harvesting components from four decommissioned frigates resulted in more than $ 24 million in cost savings, which increases with parts from more decommissioned frigates. Equipment including Mk 75 76 mm/62 caliber gun mounts , gun control panels, barrels, launchers, junction boxes, and other components

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2730-505: The last remaining in active service, USS  Simpson , was decommissioned on 29 September 2015. The retired vessels were mostly mothballed with some transferred to other navies for continued service and some used as weapons targets and sunk. Some of the U.S. Navy's frigates, such as USS Duncan (14.6 years in service), had fairly short careers, while a few lasted as long as 30+ years in active U.S. service, with some lasting even longer after being sold or donated to other navies. In 2020,

2795-508: The lengths of their hulls, the principal difference between the versions is the location of the aft capstan : on long-hull ships, it sits a step below the level of the flight deck to provide clearance for the tail rotor of the longer Seahawk helicopters. The long-hull ships carry the RAST (Recovery Assist Securing and Traversing) system (also known as a Beartrap (hauldown device) ) for the Seahawk. It

2860-501: The lookout only moments before the missiles struck. The first penetrated the port-side hull and failed to detonate, but left flaming rocket fuel in its path. The second entered at almost the same point, and, leaving a 3-by-4-meter (10 by 13 ft) gash, exploded in crew quarters. The missiles killed 37 sailors and injured 21. No weapons were fired in defense of Stark . The autonomous Phalanx CIWS remained in standby mode, Mark 36 SRBOC countermeasures were not armed until seconds before

2925-685: The mid-1970s as general-purpose escort vessels inexpensive enough to be bought in large numbers to replace World War II-era destroyers and complement 1960s-era Knox -class frigates. In Admiral Elmo Zumwalt 's "high low fleet plan", the FFG-7s were the low-capability ships, with the Spruance -class destroyers serving as the high-capability ships. Intended to protect amphibious landing forces, supply and replenishment groups, and merchant convoys from aircraft and submarines, they were also later part of battleship-centered surface action groups and aircraft carrier battle groups/strike groups. 55 ships were built in

2990-476: The minelaying operations that damaged Samuel B. Roberts . Stark and Roberts were each repaired in American shipyards and returned to full service. Stark was decommissioned in 1999 and scrapped in 2006. Roberts was decommissioned at Mayport on 22 May 2015. On 18 April 1988, USS  Simpson was accompanying the cruiser USS  Wainwright and frigate USS  Bagley when they came under attack from

3055-574: The missile hit. The attacking Exocet missiles and Mirage aircraft were in a blindspot of the STIR fire control director (Separate tracking and illumination Radar, part of the Mk 92 Guided Missile Fire Control System ), and the Oto Melara Mk 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun , but in the clear for the MK 92 CAS (Combined Antenna System, primary search and tracking radar of the Mk 92 Guided Missile Fire Control System) and

3120-521: The much shorter-range Penguin and Hellfire anti-ship missiles. The last nine ships of the class had new remotely operated 25 mm Mk 38 Mod 2 Machine Gun Systems (MGSs) installed on platforms over the old Mk 13 launcher magazine. Up to 2002, the U.S. Navy updated the remaining active Oliver Hazard Perry -class warships' Phalanx CIWS to the "Block 1B" capability, which allowed the Mk 15 20 mm Phalanx gun to shoot at fast-moving surface craft and helicopters. They were also to have been fitted with

3185-456: The nature of the misconduct alleged, supporting evidence, and a statement of the accused's rights under the UCMJ. All service members, except those embarked or attached to a vessel currently away from its homeport, have a right to refuse NJP and request a court-martial . If the accused does not accept the NJP, the NJP hearing is terminated and the commander must make the decision of whether to process

3250-616: The per-ship costs rose greatly over the period of production, all 51 ships planned for the U.S. Navy were built. During the design phase of the Oliver Hazard Perry class, the head of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors , R.J. Daniels, was invited by an old friend, U.S. Chief of the Bureau of Ships, Adm Robert C Gooding, to advise upon the use of variable-pitch propellers in the class. During this conversation, Daniels warned Gooding against

3315-401: The pilot who attacked Stark was not punished, and remained alive. According to Jean-Louis Bernard, author of "Heroes of Bagdad" T1 (Editions JPO 2017), the pilot, Abdul Rhaman, not only was not punished, but would have received the medal of bravery at the end of 'a joint Iraqi-American commission of inquiry. His subsequent defection is not mentioned in this book. Jean-Louis Bernard also confirms

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3380-486: The service member for court-martial. If the accused accepts NJP, he or she can choose to have a hearing or waive said right. . If a hearing proceeds, the accused may choose to be accompanied by a spokesperson. The accused may present evidence and witnesses to the commander. The commander must consider any information offered during the hearing, and must be personally convinced that the service member committed misconduct before imposing punishment. Maximum penalties depend on

3445-613: The two older frigates. HMAS  Canberra was decommissioned on 12 November 2005 at naval base HMAS  Stirling in Western Australia , and HMAS  Adelaide was decommissioned at that same naval base on 20 January 2008. HMAS Sydney was decommissioned at the Garden Island naval base in 2016. HMAS Darwin was also decommissioned at Garden Island in 2018. The Adelaide -class frigates were replaced by three spanish designed Hobart -class air warfare destroyers equipped with

3510-409: The underlying conflict. The plane had taken off from Shaibah , Iraq at 20:00 and had flown south into the Persian Gulf . The pilot fired the first Exocet missile from a range of 22.5 nautical miles (41.7 km), and the second from 15.5 nautical miles (28.7 km), just about the time Stark issued a standard warning by radio. The frigate did not detect the missiles with radar; warning was given by

3575-566: The upgrade project ran over budget and fell behind schedule. The first of the upgraded frigates, HMAS  Sydney , returned to the RAN fleet in 2005. Four frigates were eventually upgraded at the Garden Island shipyard in Sydney, Australia, with the modernizations lasting between 18 months and two years. The cost of the upgrades was partly offset, in the short run, by the decommissioning and disposal of

3640-630: The use of a Falcon 50 during this action. Citing lapses in training requirements and lax procedures, the U.S. Navy's board of inquiry relieved Captain Brindel of command and recommended him for court-martial , along with tactical action officer Lieutenant Basil E. Moncrief. Instead, Brindel and Moncrief received non-judicial punishment from Admiral Frank B. Kelso II and letters of reprimand . Brindel opted for early retirement while Moncrief resigned his commission after only eight years of service. The executive officer , Lieutenant Commander Raymond Gajan Jr.,

3705-645: The use of aluminium in the superstructure of the FFG-7 class as he believed it would lead to structural weaknesses. A number of ships subsequently developed structural cracks, including a 40 ft (12 m) fissure in USS Duncan , before the problems were remedied. The Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigates were designed primarily as anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare guided-missile warships intended to provide open-ocean escort of amphibious warfare ships and merchant ship convoys in moderate threat environments in

3770-636: The worn-out frigates were being retired faster than the LCSs were being built, which may lead to a gap in United States Southern Command mission coverage. According to Navy deactivation plans, all Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigates would be retired by October 2015. Simpson was the last to be retired (on 29 September 2015), leaving the Navy devoid of frigates for the first time since 1943. The ships will either be made available for sale to foreign navies or dismantled. Perry -class frigate retirement

3835-551: Was accelerated by budget pressures, leading to the remaining 11 ships being replaced by only eight LCS hulls. With the timeline LCS mission packages will come online unknown, there is uncertainty if they will be able to perform the frigates' counter-narcotics and anti-submarine roles when they are gone. The Navy is looking into Military Sealift Command to see if the Joint High Speed Vessel , Mobile Landing Platform , and other auxiliary ships could handle low-end missions that

3900-461: Was decommissioned on 7 May 1999. A scrapping contract was awarded to Metro Machine Corp. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 2005. The ship was reported scrapped on 21 June 2006. Her stern plate was saved and donated to Naval Station Mayport . [REDACTED]   This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register , which, as a U.S. government publication,

3965-728: Was detached for cause and received a letter of admonition. Stark was part of the Standing Naval Forces Atlantic Fleet in 1990 before returning to the Middle East Force in 1991. Stark was attached to UNITAS in 1993 and took part in Operation Uphold Democracy and Operation Able Vigil in 1994. In 1995, Stark returned to the Middle East Force before serving with the Standing Naval Forces, Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT) in 1997 and in 1998. Stark

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4030-568: Was eventually repaired at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Mississippi for $ 142 million. It is unknown whether Iraqi leaders authorized the attack. Initial claims by the Iraqi government that Stark was inside the Iran–Iraq War zone were shown to be false. The motives and orders of the pilot remain unanswered. American officials have claimed he was executed, but an ex-Iraqi Air Force commander later said that

4095-435: Was nearly sunk by an Iranian mine. There were no deaths, but ten sailors were evacuated from the warship for medical treatment. The crew of Samuel B. Roberts battled fire and flooding for two days, ultimately managing to save the ship. The U.S. Navy retaliated four days later with Operation Praying Mantis , a one-day attack on Iranian oil platforms being used as bases for raids on merchant shipping. Those had included bases for

4160-409: Was returned to service aboard Famous-class cutters to extend their service lives into the 2030s. In June 2017, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson revealed the Navy was "taking a hard look" at reactivating 7-8 out of 12 mothballed Perry -class frigates to increase fleet numbers. While the move was under consideration, there would be difficulties in returning them to service given

4225-553: Was scrapped in 2006. USS Stark was deployed to the Middle East Force in 1984 and 1987. Captain Glenn R. Brindel was the commanding officer during the 1987 deployment. The ship was struck on 17 May 1987 by two Exocet anti-ship missiles during the Iran–Iraq War fired from an Iraqi aircraft officially identified as a Dassault Mirage F1 fighter, The Reagan administration attributed the blame to Iran for its alleged belligerence in

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