USS Pharris

USS Pharris
USS Pharris (FF-1094)
USS Pharris (FF-1094), 1989
History
United States
NamesakeJackson C. Pharris
Ordered25 August 1966
BuilderAvondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana
Laid down11 February 1972
Launched16 December 1972
Acquired14 December 1973
Commissioned26 January 1974
Decommissioned15 April 1992
Stricken11 January 1995
MottoVigilance-Valor-Tenacity
FateDonated to Mexico
Mexico
NameVictoria
NamesakeGuadalupe Victoria
Acquired2 February 2000
Commissioned16 March 2000
Decommissionedc.2016
IdentificationPennant number: F-213
FateAwaiting disposal at Tuxpan
General characteristics
Class and typeKnox-class frigate
Displacement3,201 tons (4,182 tons full load)
Length438 ft (134 m)
Beam46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Draught24 ft 9 in (7.54 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × CE 1,200 psi (8,300 kPa) boilers
  • 1 × Westinghouse geared turbine
  • 1 shaft, 35,000 shp (26,000 kW)
Speed>27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Complement18 officers, 267 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
  • AN/SPS-40 Air Search Radar
  • AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar
  • AN/SQS-26 Sonar
  • AN/SQR-18 Towed array sonar system
  • Mk68 Gun Fire Control System
Electronic warfare
& decoys
AN/SLQ-32 Electronics Warfare System
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter

USS Pharris (FF-1094) was a Knox-class frigate named after Medal of Honor recipient Lieutenant Commander Jackson C. Pharris. It was originally designated as destroyer escort DE-1094 and later reclassified as a frigate with the designation FF-1094 in the United States Navy. In 1992 the ship was decommissioned and transferred to the Mexican Navy. It was recommissioned as ARM Victoria, named after Mexico's first president, Guadalupe Victoria.