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USS Lewis B. Puller (FFG-23)

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USS Lewis B Puller in 1983
History
United States
NameLewis B. Puller
NamesakeLieutenant General Lewis B. Puller
Ordered28 February 1977
BuilderTodd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California
Laid down23 May 1979
Launched15 March 1980
Sponsored byMrs. Lewis B. Puller, widow of Lieutenant General Puller
Acquired1 March 1982
Commissioned17 April 1982
Decommissioned18 September 1998
Stricken18 September 1998
HomeportSan Diego, California (former)
Identification
Motto"Esprit – Discipline – Service"
Fatetransferred to Egyptian Navy, 18 September 1998[1]
Badge
ENS Toushka in May 2013
Egypt
NameToushka
NamesakeArea near Toshka Lakes
Acquired18 September 1996[1]
CommissionedDecember 1998[1]
IdentificationF906
Statusin active service
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeOliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Displacement4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load
Length445 feet (136 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 carried1 × SH-2F LAMPS I[3]

USS Lewis B. Puller (FFG-23) was the fifteenth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates in the United States Navy. She was the first US Navy ship to be named for United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller (1898–1971). Ordered from Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California on 28 February 1977 as part of the FY77 program, Lewis B. Puller was laid down on 23 May 1979, launched on 15 March 1980, and commissioned on 17 April 1982. Decommissioned and stricken on 18 September 1998, she was transferred to Egypt the same day as Toushka (F906).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2007). "Egypt". The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2. OCLC 140283156.
  2. ^ "USS Lewis B. Puller (FFG 23)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. ^ "USS Lewis B. Puller (FFG 23)". Navysite.de. Retrieved 11 April 2015.

Public Domain This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.

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