USS Ford (FFG-54)

History
United States
NameFord
NamesakeGunner's Mate Patrick O. Ford
Awarded22 May 1981
BuilderTodd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California
Laid down11 July 1983
Launched23 June 1984
Sponsored byJonda McFarlane
Commissioned29 June 1985
Decommissioned31 October 2013
HomeportNaval Station Everett, Washington
Identification
MottoTenacious
FateSunk as target, 1 October 2019
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 Ford (FFG-54) was a Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate in service with the United States Navy from 1985 to 2013. She was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean near Guam in 2019.