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USS Reuben James (FFG-57)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Reuben James.

USS Reuben James (FFG-57), Pacific Ocean, port bow view, 5 November 1985.
History
United States
NameReuben James
NamesakeBoatswain's Mate Reuben James
Awarded22 March 1982
BuilderTodd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California
Laid down19 November 1983
Launched8 February 1985
Sponsored byLois Haight Herrington
Commissioned22 March 1986
Decommissioned18 July 2013
Stricken18 January 2016
Identification
Motto"Back with a Vengeance"
FateSunk as target 18 January 2016 by USS John Paul Jones
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeOliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate
Displacement4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load
Length453 feet (138 m), overall
Beam45 feet (14 m)
Draft22 feet (6.7 m)
Propulsion
Speedover 29 knots (54 km/h)
Range5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h)
Complement15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys		AN/SLQ-32
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × SH-60B LAMPS Mk III helicopters
Aviation facilities

USS Reuben James (FFG-57), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate, was the third ship of the U.S. Navy named for Reuben James, a boatswain's mate who distinguished himself fighting the Barbary pirates. Her crew totaled 201 enlisted, 18 chief petty officers, and 26 officers.[1]

Ship history

1980s

The contract to build Reuben James was awarded on 22 March 1982 to Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California. Her keel was laid on 19 November 1983, and she was launched on 8 February 1985; sponsored by Lois Haight Herrington, wife of Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) John S. Herrington. She was delivered to the Navy on 3 March 1986, and commissioned on 22 March. She was faster than 30 knots (34.5 mph; 55.5 km/h) and powered by two gas turbine engines. Armed with anti-air and anti-ship missiles, an automated three-inch (76 mm) gun, an anti-missile defense system, and two SH-60 Seahawk anti-submarine helicopters, Reuben James was tasked with hunting submarines as well as with battle group escort and maritime interception. Reuben James joined the Red Stallions of Destroyer Squadron Thirty-One in June 1987.

Assigned to Mideast Force on her maiden deployment, Reuben James participated in twenty-two Operation Earnest Will convoy missions, serving as the convoy commander's flagship on ten of those missions.

1990s

On 10 September 1990, Reuben James visited Vladivostok in the Soviet Union.[2]

In August 1991, Reuben James moved from Long Beach, California, to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. On 1  October 1998, she joined the "Ke Koa O Ke Kai", Destroyer Squadron Thirty-One.

In 1994 Reuben James collided with USNS Pecos while fueling underway (UNREP). The flight deck sustained damage in addition to hangar fire and external hangar wall damage. HSL-37 detachment was on board.

During a WestPac deployment on 21 February 1996, the ship's rudder fell off in the Indian Ocean. The ship used its Auxiliary Power Units (APU) to try to stay on station until rendezvoused with the USNS Catawba (T-ATF-168) on 23 February. USNS Catawba towed Reuben James to Bahrain for repairs. Since a dry dock wasn't available, divers installed a new rudder while the ship was at the pier.

En route to WestPac deployment in 1997, the air detachment's SH-60B Seahawk helicopter was conducting deck landing practice. The Seahawk had landed and was not secured to the deck because it was preparing to lift off again. The ship was hit by a rogue wave which caused the ship to roll steeply to port and the blades of the helicopter struck the flight deck causing the helicopter to roll on its port side and spin 90 degrees with the tail hanging over the port side of the flight deck. The ship docked in Guam where the helicopter was craned off to be repaired. No fault was found with the flight crew or the ship's personnel for the mishap.

2000s

Reuben James participated in the CARAT 2000 exercises, including phases in the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, and Singapore. The first phase of CARAT began in the Philippines on 14 June and the final phase, conducted in Singapore, ended on 22 September. CARAT 2000 demonstrated U.S. commitment to security and stability in Southeast Asia while increasing the operational readiness and capabilities of U.S. forces. The exercise also promoted interoperability and cooperation with U.S. regional friends and allies by offering a broad spectrum of mutually beneficial training opportunities.

In Malaysia, CARAT 2000 encompassed two weeks of extensive training to promote interoperability between U.S. naval forces and the Royal Malaysian Navy and Army. The Strait of Malacca was the setting for several exercises. These included anti-submarine warfare, anti-air warfare, and gunnery exercises. One of the exercises was a semi-final battle problem, or night encounter exercise. The two navies' task groups steamed together in formation for more than 25 hours. The Malaysian-U.S. naval task group was divided into two opposing forces. The Blue Forces consisted of Reuben James, Germantown, Mount Vernon, and the Malaysian ships KD Sri Indera Sakti and KD Lekir. The Blue Forces were supported by U.S. helicopters from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (Light) HSL-37, Detachment Four, from Hawaii. The Orange Forces consisted of the frigate Sides, the Malaysian ships KD Perkasa, KD Laksamana Tun Abdul Jamil, and a U.S. Navy P-3C Orion aircraft. Columbus, homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and Helena, homeported in San Diego, also joined the task group in individual phases.[3]

For nine months from 2 August 2002, to 27 April 2003, Reuben James deployed to the Persian Gulf and participated in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom[4] as part of Cruiser-Destroyer Group Three, the Abraham Lincoln Battle Group. After serving approximately six months in theater, Reuben James started to make its way back to Pearl Harbor. On New Year's Day 2003, while in port in Brisbane, Australia, the ship was ordered to turn around and go back to the Persian Gulf[5] and the deployment was extended indefinitely.[6] Finally, after an extended deployment of almost nine months, the Abraham Lincoln Battle Group was relieved by USS Nimitz.[7] This deployment was extremely long, breaking a number of records,[8] including the longest deployment ever for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.[5]

In July 2003, Reuben James hosted the Japanese Hatakaze-class destroyer Shimakaze for exercises in Pearl Harbor.[9] On 23 October 2003 the crew of Reuben James dressed ship and manned the rails to render honors to President George W. Bush as he toured Pearl Harbor and visited the USS Arizona Memorial.[10]

From February to April 2004, she deployed to the Eastern Pacific with an embarked Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment in support of counter-narcotics operations.[11][12]

Between July and December 2004, Reuben James went through an extensive modernization and maintenance program.[13] In October 2004, Reuben James participated in PASSEX exercises with the Prairial (F731).

As part of Expeditionary Strike Group 3 (ESG 3), Reuben James deployed on 15 February 2006 on a WESTPAC mission to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.[14] The strike group also consisted of Amphibious Squadron (COMPHIBRON) 3, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), USS Peleliu, the guided-missile cruiser Port Royal, the guided-missile destroyer Gonzalez, the amphibious transport dock Ogden, the dock landing ship Germantown, Tactical Air Control Squadron(TACRON) 11, and the "Black Jacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21.[15]

En route to the Persian Gulf, Reuben James stopped in New Caledonia.[16] The strike group relieved USS Tarawa on station in early April 2006 and began its mission of conducting maritime security operations. During operations, Reuben James performed services such as providing medical assistance to Sri Lankan fishermen[17] and rescuing Kenyan sailors.[18] Expeditionary Strike Group 3 was relieved on 9 July 2006 and Reuben James returned to Pearl Harbor in August 2006.

Reuben James participated in a Passing Exercises (PASSEX) with the Philippine Navy frigate Gregorio del Pilar off the coast of Hawaii on 30 July 2011.[19]

The frigate completed her final deployment on 3 May 2013. During the final cruise, the ship visited Japan, Brunei and the Philippines in support of theatre security operations and CARAT 2012. Reuben James was also awarded the USCG Meritorious Unit Citation for fisheries patrols in the economic exclusion zones of Micronesia, Marshall Islands and Nauru.[20]

Final disposition

Reuben James was decommissioned on 18 July 2013,[21] and sunk on 18 January 2016 in a test of a new anti-surface warfare variant of the Raytheon Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) at the U.S. Pacific Missile Range Facility near Hawaii.[22]

Cultural references

Reuben James played a significant role in Tom Clancy's 1986 novel Red Storm Rising. She appeared in the 1990 movie The Hunt for Red October (although her appearance in the film was anachronistic, since she was commissioned about a year after the events in the film). In some scenes, Reuben James was portrayed in the film by other Oliver Hazard Perry frigates — Wadsworth (now ORP Generał Tadeusz Kościuszko)[23] and Gary (the hull number can be seen as Soviet submariners are in their rafts) The ship was later featured prominently in the 2010 novel by Don Brown entitled Malacca Conspiracy.[24]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ship's History". USS Reuben James. 2006. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
  2. ^ "Still Asset Details for DNSC9102252". DefenseLink. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
  3. ^ "Destroyer Squadron Nine". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  4. ^ Calderón, Daniel J. (6 May 2003). "Home From the War: Paul Hamilton, Reuben James, Cheyenne, VP-47, HSL-37 Return". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007.
  5. ^ a b Cole, William (10 April 2003). "First Hawai'i troops heading home from war". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
  6. ^ Cole, William (22 January 2003). "Pearl warships to join carrier groups in Gulf". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
  7. ^ Cole, William (29 July 2003). "Last Pearl ship returns from Iraq duty". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
  8. ^ Paynter, Tim (14 April 2003). "Ships Returning to Pearl Harbor". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
  9. ^ Christensen, Nathan (29 July 2003). "Reuben James Crew Says 'Sayonara' to Friends". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
  10. ^ Gordon, Mike; Nakaso, Dan (23 October 2003). "Bush greets vets, pupils in whirlwind O'ahu visit". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
  11. ^ Christensen, Nathan (17 February 2004). "Reuben James Heads to Central America". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
  12. ^ Calderon, Daniel J. (3 May 2004). "Reuben James Returns to Pearl Harbor". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on 30 March 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
  13. ^ Derges, Jon (31 May 2005). "Reuben James Sails with Pride After Successful INSURV". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on 26 March 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
  14. ^ "Peleliu ESG WESTPAC 06 Deployment". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
  15. ^ Brown, Regina L.; Baddorf, Zack (15 February 2006). "ESG 3 Deploys in Support of Global War on Terrorism". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
  16. ^ Derges, Jon (19 March 2006). "USS Reuben James Visits New Caledonia". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
  17. ^ Derges, Jon (23 April 2006). "USS Reuben James Assists Fisherman in Arabian Sea". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
  18. ^ Derges, Jon (27 June 2006). "USS Reuben James Rescues Kenyan Sailors". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
  19. ^ "Newest Philippine Navy Ship Gets Aloha Welcome". Middle East North Africa Financial Network. 28 July 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  20. ^ Dickerson, Travis (3 May 2013). "USS Reuben James Makes Final Return to Hawaii". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  21. ^ Kelly, Jason (18 July 2013). "USS Reuben James Decommissioning Ceremony". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  22. ^ LaGrone, Sam (7 March 2016). "Navy Sinks Former Frigate USS Reuben James in Test of New Supersonic Anti-Surface Missile". USNI News. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  23. ^ "History". USS Wadsworth. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  24. ^ Dalton, Ben (8 July 2011). "Author Donates Autographed Books to Reuben James Sailors". Ho'Okele News. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2011.

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