USS Boone (FFG-28)
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| Image:Boone Crest.jpg | |
| Career | Image:Naval Jack of the United States.svg |
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| Ordered: | 23 January 1978 |
| Laid down: | 27 March 1979 |
| Launched: | 16 January 1980 |
| Commissioned: | 15 May 1982 |
| Status: | Template:Ship fate box active in service |
| Homeport: | Mayport, Florida |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,100 tons (4,170 t) full load |
| Length: | 454 ft (138.1 m), overall |
| Beam: | 45 ft (13.7 m) |
| Draft: | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 41,000 shp (31 MW) through a single shaft and controllable-pitch propeller |
| Speed: | 29+ knots (54+ km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nm (9,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers |
| Armament: | One OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun; one Mk 13 Mod 4 single-arm missile launcher for Harpoon anti-ship missiles and SM-1MR Standard anti-ship/air missiles (40 round magazine); two Mk 32 triple-tube (324 mm) launchers for Mark 46 torpedoes; one Vulcan Phalanx CIWS; four .50-cal (12.7 mm) machine guns. |
| Aircraft: | 2 × SH-60 LAMPS III helicopters |
| Motto: | Brave Man, Brave Ship |
USS Boone (FFG-28) is the twentieth ship in the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided missile frigates.
The frigate was named for Vice Admiral Dr. Joel Thompson Boone (1889–1974). FFG-28, the first U.S. ship to bear the Admirals name, was ordered January 23rd, 1978, launched January 16, 1980 by Todd Pacific Shipyards, and commissioned May 15, 1982. She has since racked up numerous awards and commendations.
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About Vice Admiral Boone
Joel Thompson Boone was born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Mercersburg Academy in 1909, and went on to Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia. After his graduation in 1913 he joined the Naval Reserve Medical Corps. Boone was transferred to the regular Navy in May 1915. He served on active duty until 1 December 1950.
Boone received official commendation throughout his Naval career. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels recognized Boones service with the Marines in Haiti in 1915. Boone served on board the battleship U.S.S. Wyoming from September 1916 to August 1917, when he transferred to the Sixth Marines and was sent to France. With the Marines and later with the Second Army Division of the American Expeditionary Force, he received many awards for valor. Chief among them was the Medal of Honor, but Boone also received the Distinguished Service Cross; the Silver Star with five Oak Leaf Clusters; the Purple Heart (two Oak Leaf Clusters), one of which was a special award from General Pershing; four awards from the French Government the Legion of Honor, Croix de Guerre, the Gold Medal of Honor, and Order of the Fourragre; and the Italian (Croce di Guerra) with Diploma from Italy.
Boone received the Medal of Honor for action at Vierzy, France, during the Aisne-Marne offensive of 18-20 July 1918. He administered first aid along the front during the Marine attack on Soissons. He put himself in extreme danger by leaving relative safety in a ravine to aid the wounded lying in the open field. And without regard to artillery fire, he replenished supplies by motorcycle twice in the same day. After the St. Mihiel offensive in September 1918, Boone served with the Second Army Division as Assistant Division Surgeon.
Between 1922 and 1933, he was physician for three presidents: Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover. During World War II, Boone was Senior Medical Officer at San Diego Naval Air Station and later commanded a Naval Hospital in Seattle, Washington. Boone represented the Naval Medical Corps at Japans surrender on board the battleship U.S.S. Missouri, 2 September 1945.
Boone was placed on the retired list 1 December 1950 and was promoted to Vice Admiral. He later died on April 2, 1974 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Currently
USS Boone is assigned to DESTROYER SQUADRON 14 and was the recipient of the FY2005 DESRON 14 Battle "E" award
"Boone", is homeported in Mayport, Florida, and is a member of the Naval Reserve. Image:USS Boone in New York.JPG
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