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| Career
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| Ordered:
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| Laid down:
| 18 December, 1982
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| Launched:
| 19 November, 1983
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| Commissioned:
| 17 November, 1984
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| Status:
| Active in service as of 2005.
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| Homeport:
| Yokosuka, Japan
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| General Characteristics
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| Displacement:
| 4,100 tons (4,170 t) full load
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| Length:
| 453 ft (138.1 m), overall
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| Beam:
| 45 ft (13.7 m)
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| Draft:
| 22 ft (6.7 m)
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| Propulsion:
| 2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 41,000 shp (31 MW) through a single shaft and controllable-pitch propeller
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| Speed:
| 29+ knots (54+ km/h)
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| Range:
| 5,000 nm (9,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
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| Complement:
| 15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers
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| Armament:
| One OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun; one Mk 13 Mod 4 single-arm launcher for Harpoon anti-ship missiles and SM-1MR Standard anti-ship/air missiles (40 round magazine); two Mk 32 triple-tube (324 mm) launchers for Mark 46 torpedoes; one Vulcan Phalanx CIWS; four .50-cal (12.7 mm) machine guns.
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| Aircraft:
| 2 × SH-60 LAMPS III helicopters
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USS Gary (FFG-51), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, is a ship of the United States Navy, named for Commander Donald A. Gary (1903–1977), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the fires on USS Franklin (CV-13) on 19 March 1945.
Gary was laid down on 18 December, 1982 at San Pedro, CA, by the Todd Pacific Shipyards Co., Los Angeles Division; launched on 19 November, 1983; and commissioned on 17 November, 1984.
As of 2005, Gary is based at Yokosuka, Japan, and part of Destroyer Squadron 15.
See USS Gary for other ships of the same name.
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