USS Crommelin
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USS Crommelin (FFG-37), twenty-eighth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class of guided-missile frigates, was named for five brothers: Rear Admiral John G. Crommelin (1902–1996), Vice Admiral Henry Crommelin (1904–1971), Commander Charles L. Crommelin (1909–1945), Lieutenant Commander Richard Crommelin (1917–1945), and Captain Quentin C. Crommelin (1919–1997). The Crommelin brothers were the only group of five siblings ever to graduate from the United States Naval Academy. Four of them became pilots, and Time magazine dubbed them "The Indestructibles." The brothers saw action in more than ten campaigns in the Pacific Theater. Henry, the second-oldest, became a Surface Warfare Officer while Richard and Charles died in combat as naval aviators in 1945. Individually and as a fighting family, they gained fame in World War II, attaining outstanding combat records and multiple decorations.[1] Crommelin (FFG-37) is the first ship of that name in the United States Navy.
Sailors aboard Crommelin man the rails as the ship passes the Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, 12 May 2004. | |
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Name | Crommelin |
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Awarded | 27 April 1979 |
Builder | Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington |
Laid down | 30 May 1980 |
Launched | 2 July 1981 |
Commissioned | 18 June 1983 |
Decommissioned | 31 October 2012 |
Stricken | 31 October 2012 |
Homeport | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
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Honours and awards | Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Battle Efficiency Ribbon (Navy "E") |
Fate | Sunk as target 19 July 2016 for RIMPAC 2016 |
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Class and type | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
Displacement | 4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load |
Length | 453 feet (138 m), overall |
Beam | 45 feet (14 m) |
Draft | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
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Speed | over 29 knots (54 km/h) |
Range | 5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h) |
Complement | 15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × SH-60 LAMPS III helicopters |
Ordered from Todd Pacific Shipyard, Seattle, Washington on 27 April 1979 as part of the Fiscal year 1979 program, Crommelin was laid down on 30 May 1980, launched on 2 July 1981, and commissioned on 18 June 1983.
After three decades of service, Crommelin was decommissioned in a ceremony at Pearl Harbor, 26 October 2012. It had rescued 96 people from the high seas and seized roughly $1.25 billion worth of cocaine over its lifetime.