In 1988, the Simpson escorted oil tankers during the Iran-Iraq War.
On April 18, 1988 it participated in the destruction of Iranian naval and intelligence facilities on an oil platform in the Persian Gulf. Later that day the Simpson, along with the USS Wainwright and USS Bagley encountered the Iranian missile patrol boat Joshan which fired a Harpoon missile at the American ships which returned missile fire and sank the Iranian ship.
The other two ships were decommissioned before the Simpson which makes it the last U.S. ship to sink an enemy ship in combat (other than the USS Constitution, of course).
In 1990 it rescued 22 crew members of the tanker Surf City after it exploded.
Captain Gerald F. DeConto commanded the Simpson from September 1998 to April 2000. He was killed at the Pentagon on 9-11.
The Simpson was the last ship of its class in service. I was unable to find out if a foreign country has bought the ship or not.
--DaCoot
Showing posts with label USS Simpson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USS Simpson. Show all posts
Friday, May 12, 2017
The USS Simpson (FFG-56)-- Part 1
From Wikipedia.
This is a follow up to the last post I did.
The USS Simpson, (FFG-56) was an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate named for Rear Admiral Rodger W. Simpson who fought in World War II.
It was commissioned 21 September 1985 and decommissioned 29 September 2015. The ship was 453 feet long and had a 45-foot beam and crew of 205.
Soon after commissioning it took part in the search and rescue effort after the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion.
--Cooter
This is a follow up to the last post I did.
The USS Simpson, (FFG-56) was an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate named for Rear Admiral Rodger W. Simpson who fought in World War II.
It was commissioned 21 September 1985 and decommissioned 29 September 2015. The ship was 453 feet long and had a 45-foot beam and crew of 205.
Soon after commissioning it took part in the search and rescue effort after the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion.
--Cooter
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Navy Retires Last Ship to Sink Enemy Ship in Action, the USS Simpson-- Part 2: Served in Waning years of the Cold War
Continued from May 4, 2017.
The USS Simpson was built and commissioned in the waning years of the Cold War
It searched for and escorted submarines and fought narcotics traffickers and pirates. Its most recent security missions were in the Mediterranean Sea but were classified.
So, now it is for sale. Pakistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey and Poland have purchased the Navy's decommissioned frigates.
They aren't state-of-the-art technological wonders. They had crews of 230.
The ship was named for Rear Admiral Rodger Whitten Simpson and several family members were at the decommissioning.
--DaCoot
The USS Simpson was built and commissioned in the waning years of the Cold War
It searched for and escorted submarines and fought narcotics traffickers and pirates. Its most recent security missions were in the Mediterranean Sea but were classified.
So, now it is for sale. Pakistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey and Poland have purchased the Navy's decommissioned frigates.
They aren't state-of-the-art technological wonders. They had crews of 230.
The ship was named for Rear Admiral Rodger Whitten Simpson and several family members were at the decommissioning.
--DaCoot
Thursday, May 4, 2017
The Navy Retires Its Last Modern Vessel To Sink An Enemy Vessel in 2015-- Part 1: The USS Simpson
From the October 12, 2015, Navy Times by Andrew Pantazi.
"The United States Navy decommissioned its last Perry-class frigate, reducing the Navy's number of ships that have sunk an enemy vessel to just one. (More on the last remaining U.S. navy ship to have sunk an enemy ship in battle later.)
"The end of the Navy's frigates marks a new era of naval warfare where ships are less likely to go to battle in the open sea.
"The frigate Simpson removed its weapons, covered its windows, and, on September 29, it lowered its flags. Now the ship will travel to Philadelphia until a foreign nation buys it.
"After 30 years of service -- including an April 1988 battle where it fired missiles at and sank an Iranian oil platform and an Iranian navy vessel -- the ship's service came to an end with a ceremony at Mayport Naval Station.
Now, the only Navy ship that has sunk an enemy is the USS Constitution, which did so during the War of 1812.
--Cooter
"The United States Navy decommissioned its last Perry-class frigate, reducing the Navy's number of ships that have sunk an enemy vessel to just one. (More on the last remaining U.S. navy ship to have sunk an enemy ship in battle later.)
"The end of the Navy's frigates marks a new era of naval warfare where ships are less likely to go to battle in the open sea.
"The frigate Simpson removed its weapons, covered its windows, and, on September 29, it lowered its flags. Now the ship will travel to Philadelphia until a foreign nation buys it.
"After 30 years of service -- including an April 1988 battle where it fired missiles at and sank an Iranian oil platform and an Iranian navy vessel -- the ship's service came to an end with a ceremony at Mayport Naval Station.
Now, the only Navy ship that has sunk an enemy is the USS Constitution, which did so during the War of 1812.
--Cooter
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