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USS SIMPSON (FFG 56)

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UIC:21350
Class:FFG 7 Fleet:Atlantic
Status:Naval Reserve Force, Active Homeport:MAYPORT, FL
Date status changed:11/01/2002 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force:Mobilization Cat. A MARAD Type:
Builder: BATH IRON WKS CORP
Delivery Date:09/13/1985
Award Date:03/22/1982 Age (since delivery):26.4 years
Keel Date:02/27/1984 Commission Date:09/21/1985
Launch Date:08/31/1984 Inactivation Date:
Age (since launch)27.5 years Decommission Date:
Years from Commission to Decommission:
Stricken Date:

Overall Length: 453 ft Waterline Length:408 ft
Extreme Beam:47 ft Waterline Beam:47 ft
Maximum Navigational Draft:26 ft Draft Limit:17 ft
Light Displacement:3120 tons Full Displacement:4029 tons
Dead Weight:909 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, aluminum superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 1
Number of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type: Gas Turbines
Accommodations: Officers: 19 Enlisted: 198

Custodian:US NAVY Ships Program Manager:400
Planning Yard: Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME

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