USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58)

US Navy 070409-N-5459S-109 Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) navigates in the Caribbean Sea during an exercise
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58), navigates in the Caribbean Sea during an exercise, 9 April 2007.
History
United States
NameSamuel B. Roberts
NamesakeCoxswain Samuel B. Roberts
Awarded22 March 1982
BuilderBath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down21 May 1984
Launched8 December 1984
Sponsored byMrs. Jack Yusen
Commissioned12 April 1986
Decommissioned22 May 2015
HomeportMayport, Florida
Identification
Motto"No Higher Honor"
Nickname(s)"Sammy B"
BadgeUSS Samuel B. Roberts coat of arms
General characteristics
Class and typeOliver Hazard Perry-class 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; Mark 36 SRBOC
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × SH-60 helicopters as LAMPS III
Aviation facilities

USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) is one of the final ships in the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry-class of guided missile frigates (FFG). Commissioned in 1986, the ship was severely damaged by an Iranian mine in 1988, leading U.S. forces to respond with Operation Praying Mantis. Repaired and returned to duty, the ship served until decommissioned in 2015.