USSJack Williams

	USSJack Williams(FFG-24) on 1 March 1983
History
United States
Name	Jack Williams
Namesake	U.S. NavyPharmacist Mate,Jack Williams
Ordered	28 February 1977
Builder	Bath Iron Works,Bath, Maine
Laid down	25 February 1980
Launched	30 August 1980
Sponsored by	Mrs. Fern Williams Carr, sister of PhM3c Williams
Commissioned	19 September 1981
Decommissioned	13 September 1996
Stricken	13 September 1996
Homeport	Mayport,Florida
Identification	Hull symbol:FFG-24; Code letters:NNJW; ;
Motto	Guardez Bien; (Guard Well);
Nickname(s)	The Arky
Fate	Transferred toBahrainasRBNSSabha,1996
General characteristics
Class and type	Oliver Hazard Perry-classfrigate
Displacement	4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load
Length	445 feet (136 m),overall
Beam	45 feet (14 m)
Draught	22 feet (6.7 m)
Propulsion	2 ×General Electric LM2500-30gas turbinesgenerating 41,000 shp (31 MW) through a singleshaftandvariable pitch propeller; 2 ×Auxiliary Propulsion Units,350hp(260 kW) retractable electricazimuth thrustersfor maneuvering and docking.;
Speed	over 29 knots (54 km/h)
Range	5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h)
Complement	15 officers and 190 enlisted, plusSH-60LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers
Sensors and; processing systems	AN/SPS-49air-searchradar; AN/SPS-55surface-search radar; CAS and STIRfire-control radar; AN/SQS-56sonar.;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	AN/SLQ-32
Armament	As built:; 1 ×OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun; 2 ×Mk 32 triple-tube(324 mm) launchers forMark 46 torpedoes; 1 × VulcanPhalanx CIWS; 4 ×.50-cal(12.7 mm) machine guns.; 1 ×Mk 13 Mod 4 single-arm launcherforHarpoonanti-ship missiles andSM-1MR Standardanti-ship/air missiles (40 round magazine); Note:As of 2004, Mk 13 systems removed from all active US vessels of this class.;
Aircraft carried	1 ×SH-2F LAMPS I

USSJack Williams(FFG-24),sixteenth ship of theOliver Hazard Perry-classof guided-missilefrigates,was named for Pharmacist's Mate Third ClassJack Williams,who was posthumously awarded theMedal of Honorfor his heroism in theBattle of Iwo Jima.

Construction and career[edit]

Ordered fromBath Iron Works,Bath, Maine,on 28 February 1977 as part of the FY77 program,Jack Williamswas laid down on 25 February 1980;launchedon 30 August 1980,sponsoredby Mrs. Fern Williams Carr, sister of PhM3c Williams; andcommissionedon 19 September 1981.

in 1983, the ship accidentally launched a live MK-46 torpedo while berthed at Naval Station Mayport in Florida. The torpedo skidded across the top of a concrete pier but did not detonate.

Decommissioned and stricken on 13 September 1996, she was transferred toBahrainthe same day and recommissioned asRBNSSabha(90).

Jack Williams(FFG-24) was the first ship of that name in the US Navy.

References[edit]

^"USS Jack Williams (FFG 24)".Navsource.org.Retrieved11 April2015.

This article includes information collected from theNaval Vessel Register,which, as a U.S. government publication, is in thepublic domain.The entry can be foundhere.