 |
|||||||
| UNDERWAY! 2026 WALL CALENDAR is AVAILABLE - CLICK HERE |
|||||||
 |
|||||||
 |
U.S.S. RUBEN JAMES
(FFG-57)BACK WITH A VENGENCE
Click to view crew list
USS RUBEN JAMES (FFG-57) - an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
In Commission 1986 to PresentFFG-57 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a FFG-57 Shellback Initiation | Add a FFG-57 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOV | 1983 | - | Keel Date: 19 NOV 1983 at Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro CA | ||
| FEB | 1985 | - | Launch Date: 8 FEB 1985 | ||
| MAR | 1986 | - | Commissioned: 22 MAR 1986 | ||
| SEP | 1990 | - | SEP | 1990 | Visited Vladivostok Russia wth USS Princeton CG-59 |
| FEB | 1992 | - | JUN | 1992 | Battle Of Coral Sea commemorative cruise |
| MAR | 1992 | - | Shellback Initiation - 30 MAR 1992 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1994 | - | AUG | 1994 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| FEB | 1994 | - | AUG | 1994 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| NOV | 1995 | - | MAY | 1996 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| NOV | 1997 | - | MAY | 1998 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAY | 1999 | - | AUG | 1999 | South America |
FFG-57 General Specifications
Class: Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Complement: 15 Officers and 190 Enlisted
Displacement: 4100 tons
Length: 453 feet
Beam: 45 feet
Draft: 22 feet
Range: 5 000 nautical miles