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78-611: USS McClusky (FFG-41) was a Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigate of the United States Navy . She was named for Rear Admiral C. Wade McClusky (1902–1976) who as a lieutenant commander led the air group of USS  Enterprise  (CV-6) , which sank the Japanese carriers Kaga and Akagi during the Battle of Midway . McClusky later served as part of Destroyer Squadron 1 , and after 31 years of service,

156-665: A Middle East Force turnover before meeting up with the frigate Gary and transiting to the Western Pacific. From 31 August to 4 September 1990, McClusky had the privilege of hosting the Soviet oiler Argun , visiting San Diego with two Soviet combatants. The arrival of the destroyers Admiral Vinogradov , Boyevoy , and Argun at San Diego on 31 July 1990 was followed by a ceremony with Admiral Charles R. Larson (Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet ) Mayor Maureen O'Connor , and Admiral Gennady Khvatov  [ ru ] ,

234-532: A commander noted for his role in the Battle of Lake Erie . Also known as the Perry or FFG-7 (commonly "fig seven") class, the warships were designed in the United States in the mid-1970s as general-purpose escort vessels inexpensive enough to be bought in large numbers to replace World War II-era destroyers and complement 1960s-era Knox -class frigates. In Admiral Elmo Zumwalt 's "high low fleet plan",

312-585: A friendship city relationship with one city: Sarushima is an uninhabited island in the Tokyo Bay , accessible by ferry from Yokosuka. The Mikasa , flagship of Admiral Togo at the Battle of Tsushima , built in Britain by Vickers , is preserved on dry land at Yokosuka. It is a museum, complete with actors dressed like members of the original crew, and can be visited for an entrance fee of 600 yen. The Club Alliance enlisted club, which lies just inside

390-573: A large electrical power generating facility, and a midget submarine factory and warehouse were among the many facilities built. American occupation forces landed at Yokosuka on August 30, 1945, after the surrender of Japan , and the naval base has been used by the US Navy since that time. The caves were used for storage and as an emergency shelter during the Korean War. From the 1950s, United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka has been home port for

468-503: A live fire, SINKEX during naval exercise RIMPAC 2016. During the exercise, the ship was directly or indirectly hit with the following ordnance: a Harpoon missile from a South Korean submarine, another Harpoon missile from the Australian frigate HMAS  Ballarat , a Hellfire missile from an Australian MH-60R helicopter, another Harpoon missile and a Maverick missile from U.S. maritime patrol aircraft, another Harpoon missile from

546-602: A major center for the Japanese telecommunications industry, and is where many of the wireless, mobile communications related companies have set up their research and development centers and joint testing facilities. Per Japanese census data, Yokosuka's population peaked around the year 1990 and has declined since then. Foreign citizens in Yokosuka are mainly Filipinos , Koreans , Chinese , and Americans . Yokosuka's public elementary and junior high schools are operated by

624-455: A military port next to the American base, as well as numerous training facilities at scattered locations around the city. For those reasons, there are a few hundred Americans and a thousand Filipinos in Yokosuka. In 2001, Yokosuka was designated as a core city , with increased autonomy from the central government. Aside from the economic impact of its various military facilities, Yokosuka

702-422: A native of Yokosuka, opened on July 20, 2000. It has been reported that Japan's former prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi , was influential in getting it built as he was a big fan of Hide's band X Japan . The museum stayed open, past its original three-year plan, for five years, before closing on 25 September 2005. Yokosuka is considered a place of origin of sukajan jackets. These embroidered satin bombers are

780-437: A popular souvenir from the city, especially the more expensive, handmade ones. Yokosuka, including Dobuita Street, is the setting for the 1999 video game Shenmue . Yokosuka is also depicted in the game's anime adaptation. City officials cooperated with animators. The 2000 PlayStation game Front Mission 3 , and Shohei Imamura 's 1961 New Wave film Pigs and Battleships take place in Yokosuka. Additionally, Yokosuka

858-649: A potential war with the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact countries. They could also provide air defense against 1970s- and 1980s-era aircraft and anti-ship missiles. These warships are equipped to escort and protect aircraft carrier battle groups, amphibious landing groups, underway replenishment groups, and merchant ship convoys. They can conduct independent operations to perform tasks such as surveillance of illegal drug smugglers, maritime interception operations, and exercises with other nations. The addition of

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936-657: A refueling stop at anchorage in Kuwait on 10 January. Upon returning to Mina Sulman on 13 January for the final time, the mast-mounted sight was removed. After a short patrol of Northern Persian Gulf, McClusky headed south towards the Straits of Hormuz , completing a successful three-month assignment to the Middle East Force. On 30 January, McClusky anchored alongside the frigate Rodney M. Davis in Fujayrah for

1014-455: A result, the "zone-defense" anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) capability of the U.S. Navy's Perry s had vanished, and all that remained was a "point-defense" type of anti-air warfare armament, so they relied upon cover from AEGIS destroyers and cruisers. The removal of the Mk 13 launchers also stripped the frigates of their Harpoon anti-ship missiles. However, their Seahawk helicopters could still carry

1092-695: Is 100.7 km (38.9 sq mi). Yokosuka is the 11th-most populous city in the Greater Tokyo Area , and the 12th in the Kantō region . The city is home to United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka . Yokosuka occupies most of Miura Peninsula , and is bordered by the mouth of Tokyo Bay to the east and Sagami Bay on the Pacific Ocean on the west. The area around present-day Yokosuka City has been inhabited for thousands of years. Archaeologists have found stone tools and shell middens from

1170-534: Is a festival celebrating Japanese curry , which draws 50,000 attendees each year. The plant is adjacent to Nissan's Research and Development Center, the Oppama Proving Ground and the Oppama Wharf, from which Nissan ships vehicles made at Oppama and Nissan's other two Japanese vehicle assembly plants to other regions of Japan and overseas. The Yokosuka Research Park , established in 1997, is

1248-462: Is a hook, cable, and winch system that can reel in a Seahawk from a hovering flight, expanding the ship's pitch-and-roll range in which flight operations are permitted. The FFG 8, 29, 32, and 33 were built as "short-hull" warships but were later modified into "long-hull" warships. Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigates were the second class of surface ships (after the Spruance -class destroyers ) in

1326-559: Is a local landmark in Yokosuka. During the Edo period , Yokosuka tenryō territory was controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate , but administered through various hatamoto . Due to its strategic location at the entrance to Tokyo Bay , the Shogunate established the post of Uraga Bugyō in 1720, and all shipping into the bay was required to stop for inspection. As concerns over

1404-490: Is also an industrial city, with factories operated by Nissan Motors and its affiliated subsidiaries employing thousands of local residents. The Nissan Leaf , Nissan Cube , and Nissan Juke models are assembled in the 520,000-square-metre (5,600,000 sq ft) Oppama plant  [ ja ] in Yokosuka. The factory began operations in 1961 where the Nissan Bluebird was originally built. Every May, there

1482-520: Is the location of the climactic battle in the Godzilla film Terror of Mechagodzilla . Yokosuka is a major location in the Arpeggio of Blue Steel franchise, where it serves as one of Japan's few remaining naval facilities, the only one equipped with a functional shipyard and maritime academy. Due to rising sea levels, the port is built above the ruins of the submerged original city's remains. All

1560-707: The AEGIS combat system . HMAS Melbourne and Newcastle were transferred in May 2020 to the Chilean Navy and serve as Captain Prat and Almirante Latorre . The G-class frigates of the Turkish Navy have undergone a major modernisation program which included the retrofitting of a Turkish digital combat management system named GENESIS ( Gemi Entegre Savaş İdare Sistemi ). The system was designed and implemented jointly by

1638-608: The Iran–Iraq War , on 17 May 1987, USS  Stark was attacked by an Iraqi warplane. Struck by two Exocet anti-ship missiles, thirty-seven U.S. Navy sailors died in the deadly prelude to the American Operation Earnest Will , the reflagging and escorting of oil tankers through the Persian Gulf and the Straits of Hormuz . Less than a year later, on 14 April 1988, USS  Samuel B. Roberts

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1716-628: The Japanese Paleolithic period and ceramic shards from the Jōmon and Kofun periods at numerous locations in the area. During the Heian period , local warlord Muraoka Tamemichi established Kinugasa Castle in 1063. He became the ancestor of the Miura clan , which subsequently dominated eastern Sagami Province for the next several hundred years. The Miura clan supported Minamoto no Yoritomo in

1794-621: The Kantō region , including Yokosuka in 1590. The English sailor William Adams , the first Briton to set foot in Japan, arrived at Uraga aboard the Dutch trading vessel Liefde in 1600. In 1612, he was granted the title of samurai and a fief in Hemi within the boundaries of present-day Yokosuka, due to his services to the Tokugawa shogunate . A monument to Adams (called Miura Anjin in Japanese)

1872-577: The Naval Tactical Data System , LAMPS helicopters, and the Tactical Towed Array System (TACTAS) gave these warships a combat capability far beyond the original expectations. They are well suited for operations in littoral regions and most war-at-sea scenarios. Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigates made worldwide news during the 1980s. Despite being small, these frigates were shown to be very durable. During

1950-473: The Perry class were problematic due to "little reserved space for growth (39 tons in the original design), and the inflexible, proprietary electronics of the time", such that the "US Navy gave up on the idea of upgrades to face new communications realities and advanced missile threats". The U.S. Navy decommissioned 25 "FFG-7 Short" ships via "bargain basement sales to allies or outright retirement, after an average of only 18 years of service". From 2004 to 2005,

2028-567: The SM-2 version of the Standard missile, adding an eight-cell Mark 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) for Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles (ESSMs), and installing better air-search radars and long-range sonar. The RAN had opted to retain their Adelaide frigates rather than purchase the U.S. Navy's Kidd -class destroyers; the Kidd s were more capable but more expensive and manpower intensive. However,

2106-719: The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (which is the Taiwan agency designated under the Taiwan Relations Act ) for about $ 10 million each. On 13 June 2017, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John M. Richardson said the Navy was looking into the possibility of recommissioning several Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigates from its inactive fleet to support President Donald Trump 's proposed 355-ship navy plan. On 11 December 2017,

2184-641: The United States Navy and four for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Eight were built in Taiwan , six in Spain , and two in Australia for their navies. Former U.S. Navy warships of this class have been sold or donated to the navies of Bahrain , Egypt , Poland , Pakistan , Taiwan , and Turkey . The first of the 51 U.S. Navy-built Oliver Hazard Perry frigates entered into service in 1977, and

2262-602: The United States Seventh Fleet , and played a critical support role in the Korean War and the Vietnam War . Yokosuka was the site of many anti-war protests during the late 1960s and 1970s. The nuclear-powered USS George Washington , formerly based at Yokosuka, was the first U.S. nuclear-powered ship that had been permanently based in Japan. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force also operates

2340-660: The Yokosuka Education System , a department of the Yokosuka City Department of Education. Many of Yokosuka's public high schools, including Yokosuka High School , are operated by the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education . The city operates one municipal high school, Yokosuka Sogo High School . On 26 October 2011 Yokosuka held its annual nuclear accident evacuation drill. This drill was first held in 2008 when

2418-564: The Arctic so an extensive upgrade to the ships' combat systems would not need to be undertaken. An October 2017 memo recommended against reactivating the frigates, claiming it would cost too much money, taking funding away from other Navy priorities for ships with little effectiveness. Australia spent A$ 1.46bn to upgrade the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Adelaide -class guided-missile frigates, including equipping them to fire

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2496-469: The Bay Square complex by Kenzō Tange , is a venue for opera, orchestral concerts, chamber music, and films. Dobuita Street is situated in Yokosuka, close to the U.S. naval base. Therefore, this High Street has a very American influence, with many shops accepting U.S dollars. In the evening the street turns into the local bar and club district for the area. A museum in memory of rock musician Hide ,

2574-813: The Commander of the Soviet Pacific Fleet, as speakers. In 1991 McClusky shifted homeports to Yokosuka , Japan and joined Destroyer Squadron 15 . She assisted in Operation Fiery Vigil , the evacuation of civilians from the Philippines during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo . McClusky was to be sold to the Mexican Navy under the Foreign Military Sales program as of 2014. However, as of September 2016,

2652-536: The FFG-7s were the low-capability ships, with the Spruance -class destroyers serving as the high-capability ships. Intended to protect amphibious landing forces, supply and replenishment groups, and merchant convoys from aircraft and submarines, they were also later part of battleship-centered surface action groups and aircraft carrier battle groups/strike groups. 55 ships were built in the United States: 51 for

2730-459: The Iranian gunboat Joshan , which fired a U.S.-made Harpoon anti-ship missile at the ships. With Simpson having the only clear shot, the frigate fired an SM-1 standard missile, which struck Joshan . Simpson fired three more SM-1s, and with later naval fire from Wainwright , sank the Iranian vessel. On 14 July 2016, the ex- USS  Thach took over 12 hours to sink after being used in

2808-603: The Mk 53 Decoy Launching System " Nulka " in place of the SRBOC (Super Rapid Blooming Offboard Chaff) and flares, which would have better protected the ship against anti-ship missiles. It was planned to outfit the remaining ships with a 21-cell RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launcher at the location of the former Mk 13, but this did not occur. On 11 May 2009, the first International Frigate Working Group met at Mayport Naval Station to discuss maintenance, obsolescence, and logistics issues regarding Oliver Hazard Perry -class ships of

2886-585: The Navy announced the new Constellation class as their latest class of frigates. The ships were designed by the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Maine in partnership with the New York -based naval architects Gibbs & Cox . The design process was notable as the initial design was accomplished with the help of computers in 18 hours by Raye Montague , a civilian U.S. Navy naval engineer , making it

2964-621: The Navy decided against reactivating the class, saying it would cost too much. As of 8 September 2022, the decommissioned but extant Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigates, kept at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , were: Yokosuka (city) As of February 2024 , the city has a population of 373,797, and a population density of 3,708 inhabitants per square kilometre (9,600/sq mi). The total area

3042-517: The Turkish Navy and HAVELSAN , a Turkish electronic hardware systems and software company. The GENESIS upgraded ships were delivered between 2007 and 2011. The GENESIS advanced combat management system has the capacity of tracking more than 1,000 tactical targets, thanks to its digital sensor data fusion, automatic threat evaluation, weapon engagement opportunities and Link-16 / 22 system integration. The modernisation program also includes

3120-564: The U.S. Navy removed the frigates' Mk 13 single-arm missile launchers because the primary missile, the Standard SM-1MR , had become outmoded. It would supposedly have been too costly to refit the Standard SM-1MR missiles, which had little ability to bring down sea-skimming missiles. Another reason was to allow more SM-1MRs to go to American allies that operated Perry s, such as Poland, Spain, Australia, Turkey, and Taiwan. As

3198-410: The U.S. Navy to be built with gas turbine propulsion. The gas turbine propulsion plant was more automated than other Navy propulsion plants at the time, and it could be centrally monitored and controlled from a remote engineering control center away from the engines. The gas turbine propulsion plants also allowed the ship's speed to be controlled directly from the bridge via a throttle control, a first for

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3276-422: The U.S. Navy. American shipyards constructed Oliver Hazard Perry -class ships for the U.S. Navy and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Early American-built Australian ships were originally built as the "short-hull" version, but they were modified during the 1980s to the "long-hull" design. Shipyards in Australia, Spain, and Taiwan have produced several warships of the "long-hull" design for their navies. Although

3354-502: The U.S. and foreign navies. On 16 June 2009, Vice Admiral Barry McCullough turned down the suggestion of then-U.S. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) to keep the Perry s in service, citing their worn-out and maxed-out condition. However, U.S. Representative Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) and former U.S. Representative Gene Taylor (D-MS) took up the cause to retain the vessels. The Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigates were to have been eventually replaced by Littoral Combat Ships by 2019. However,

3432-622: The addition of an 8-cell Mk.41 VLS for RIM-162 ESSM , together with the upgrade of the Mk-92 fire control system by Lockheed Martin ; the retrofitting of the SMART-S Mk2 3D air search radar which replaced the AN/SPS-49 ; and the addition of a new long range sonar . The Mk.41 vertical launching system (VLS) has been fitted in front of the Mk.13 launcher . TCG Gediz was the first ship in

3510-503: The age of the ships and their equipment, likely requiring a significant modernization effort. Although bringing the frigates out of retirement would have provided a short-term solution to fleet size, their limited combat capability would restrict them to acting as a theater security cooperation, maritime security asset. Their likely role would have been serving as basic surface platforms that stay close to U.S. shores, performing missions such as assisting drug interdiction efforts or patrolling

3588-670: The arsenal was taken over by the Imperial Japanese Navy , and the area of modern Yokosuka was reorganized into Uraga Town and numerous villages within Miura District , Kanagawa Prefecture . Yokosuka Village was elevated to town status in 1878 and was made the capital of Miura District. In 1889, the Yokosuka Line railway was opened, connecting Yokosuka to Yokohama and Tokyo. Yokosuka was elevated to city status on February 15, 1907. From 1916, Oppama in Yokosuka

3666-485: The city also annexed the neighboring towns and villages of Uraga, Kitashitaura, Okusu, Nagai and Takeyama, as well as Zushi . During World War II , Yokosuka was bombed on April 18, 1942, by American B-25 bombers in the Doolittle Raid with little damage as a retaliation to the attack on Pearl Harbor . Aside from minor sporadic tactical air raids by United States Navy aircraft, it was not bombed again during

3744-607: The class to receive the Mk.41 VLS installation. The G-class frigates of the Turkish Navy were also modified with the ASIST landing platform system at the Istanbul Naval Shipyard, so that they can accommodate the S-70B Seahawk helicopter. The Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2013 authorized the transfer of Curts and McClusky to Mexico , and the sale of Taylor , Gary , Carr , and Elrod to

3822-424: The climate emergency. These coal-fired power plants are being built without a full environmental review, and local residents are suing the government of Japan over its construction. Environment minister Shinjirō Koizumi has been "a target of the activists' wrath" because of his support for this project. Yokosuka has twin-town relationships with four other cities. They are (in chronological order): Yokosuka has

3900-571: The cruiser USS  Princeton , additional Hellfire missiles from a U.S. Navy MH-60S helicopter, a 900 kg (2,000 lb) Mark 84 bomb from a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet, a GBU-12 Paveway laser-guided 225 kg (500 lb) bomb from a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber, and a Mark 48 torpedo from an unnamed U.S. Navy submarine. The United States Navy and Royal Australian Navy modified their remaining Perry s to reduce their operating costs, replacing Detroit Diesel 16V149TI electrical generators with Caterpillar 3512B diesel engines. Upgrades to

3978-399: The first modern arsenal to be created in Japan. The construction of the arsenal was the central point of a global modern infrastructure, that was to prove an important first step for the modernization of Japan's industry. Modern buildings, the Hashirimizu waterway, foundries, brick factories, and technical schools to train Japanese technicians were established. After the Meiji Restoration ,

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4056-428: The first ship designed by computer. The Oliver Hazard Perry -class ships were produced in 445-foot (136 m) long "short-hull" (Flight I) and 453-foot (138 m) long "long-hull" (Flight III) variants. The long-hull ships (FFG 8, 28, 29, 32, 33, and 36–61) carry the larger SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters, while the short-hulled warships carry the smaller and less-capable SH-2 Seasprite LAMPS I. Aside from

4134-467: The foundation of the Kamakura shogunate , but were later annihilated by Hōjō Tokiyori in 1247. However, the family name was reassigned to a supporter of the Hōjō clan , and the Miura continued to rule Miura Peninsula through the Muromachi period until their defeat at Arai Castle in a 1518 attack by Hōjō Sōun . Following the defeat of the Later Hōjō clan at the Battle of Odawara , Toyotomi Hideyoshi transferred Tokugawa Ieyasu to take control over

4212-462: The frigates performed. The U.S. Coast Guard harvested weapons systems components from decommissioned Navy Perry -class frigates to save money. Harvesting components from four decommissioned frigates resulted in more than $ 24 million in cost savings, which increases with parts from more decommissioned frigates. Equipment including Mk 75 76 mm/62 caliber gun mounts , gun control panels, barrels, launchers, junction boxes, and other components

4290-451: The increasing number of incursions by foreign vessels and attempts to end Japan's self-imposed national seclusion policy , the Shogunate established a number of coastal artillery batteries around Yokosuka, including an outpost at Ōtsu in 1842. However, despite these efforts, in 1853, United States naval Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Tokyo Bay with his fleet of Black Ships and came ashore at Kurihama, in southern Yokosuka, leading to

4368-505: The last remaining in active service, USS  Simpson , was decommissioned on 29 September 2015. The retired vessels were mostly mothballed with some transferred to other navies for continued service and some used as weapons targets and sunk. Some of the U.S. Navy's frigates, such as USS Duncan (14.6 years in service), had fairly short careers, while a few lasted as long as 30+ years in active U.S. service, with some lasting even longer after being sold or donated to other navies. In 2020,

4446-412: The lengths of their hulls, the principal difference between the versions is the location of the aft capstan : on long-hull ships, it sits a step below the level of the flight deck to provide clearance for the tail rotor of the longer Seahawk helicopters. The long-hull ships carry the RAST (Recovery Assist Securing and Traversing) system (also known as a Beartrap (hauldown device) ) for the Seahawk. It

4524-483: The main gate of Yokosuka Naval Base, opened in 1983. It replaced the old Club Alliance which was demolished to make way for the Prince Hotel . The old Club Alliance is where Ryudo Uzaki got his start playing rock and roll . "The Honch", a mecca for shopping and nightlife and located just outside the Yokosuka Naval Base's main gates, is a popular attraction for tourists and sailors stationed nearby, as well as local Japanese residents. The Yokosuka Arts Theatre , part of

4602-425: The minelaying operations that damaged Samuel B. Roberts . Stark and Roberts were each repaired in American shipyards and returned to full service. Stark was decommissioned in 1999 and scrapped in 2006. Roberts was decommissioned at Mayport on 22 May 2015. On 18 April 1988, USS  Simpson was accompanying the cruiser USS  Wainwright and frigate USS  Bagley when they came under attack from

4680-521: The much shorter-range Penguin and Hellfire anti-ship missiles. The last nine ships of the class had new remotely operated 25 mm Mk 38 Mod 2 Machine Gun Systems (MGSs) installed on platforms over the old Mk 13 launcher magazine. Up to 2002, the U.S. Navy updated the remaining active Oliver Hazard Perry -class warships' Phalanx CIWS to the "Block 1B" capability, which allowed the Mk 15 20 mm Phalanx gun to shoot at fast-moving surface craft and helicopters. They were also to have been fitted with

4758-452: The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington was employed at the US naval base near this city. About 70 people, residents and firefighters took part in the drill. Firefighters ordered the residents of the city to stay indoors, assuming abnormally high levels of radiation around the US base. Radioactive contamination was controlled in the emergency response center by city officials. The US Navy refused to take part this, because of

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4836-500: The opening of diplomatic and trade relations between Japan and the United States. The Kanrin Maru sailed from Yokosuka in 1860 with the first Japanese diplomatic embassy to the United States in 1860. During the turbulent Bakumatsu period , the Shogunate selected Yokosuka as the site for a modern naval base, and hired the French engineer Léonce Verny in 1865 to oversee the development of shipbuilding facilities, beginning with Yokosuka Iron Foundry. Yokosuka Naval Arsenal became

4914-453: The per-ship costs rose greatly over the period of production, all 51 ships planned for the U.S. Navy were built. During the design phase of the Oliver Hazard Perry class, the head of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors , R.J. Daniels, was invited by an old friend, U.S. Chief of the Bureau of Ships, Adm Robert C Gooding, to advise upon the use of variable-pitch propellers in the class. During this conversation, Daniels warned Gooding against

4992-409: The privately owned Uraga Dock Company . Yokosuka Naval District was the home port of the IJN 1st Fleet . The Great Kantō earthquake of 1923 caused severe damage to Yokosuka, including the naval base which lost two years' operations of oil supplies. The city continued to expand in 1933 with the annexation of neighboring Kinugasa Village and Taura Town in 1933 and Kurihama Village in 1937. In 1943,

5070-462: The ship was in reserve at Pearl Harbor and was slated to be disposed of as a target. In January 2018 it was announced that McClusky would be used as a target during RIMPAC 2018. On 19 July 2018 she was sunk in waters 55 nautical miles (102 km; 63 mi) north of Kauai , Hawaii. Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate The Oliver Hazard Perry class is a class of guided-missile frigates named after U.S. Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry ,

5148-490: The supposed impossibility of radiation leaking outside the base. In December 2011, another drill was scheduled with Yokosuka and other cities to prepare for the possibility that people on board the ship might be exposed to radiation. One unintended consequence of anti-nuclear sentiment is the construction of coal fired power plants, which causes air pollution and worsens global warming . As of 2020, two coal-fired power plants are proposed to be built in Yokosuka, even despite

5226-498: The two older frigates. HMAS  Canberra was decommissioned on 12 November 2005 at naval base HMAS  Stirling in Western Australia , and HMAS  Adelaide was decommissioned at that same naval base on 20 January 2008. HMAS Sydney was decommissioned at the Garden Island naval base in 2016. HMAS Darwin was also decommissioned at Garden Island in 2018. The Adelaide -class frigates were replaced by three spanish designed Hobart -class air warfare destroyers equipped with

5304-416: The upgrade project ran over budget and fell behind schedule. The first of the upgraded frigates, HMAS  Sydney , returned to the RAN fleet in 2005. Four frigates were eventually upgraded at the Garden Island shipyard in Sydney, Australia, with the modernizations lasting between 18 months and two years. The cost of the upgrades was partly offset, in the short run, by the decommissioning and disposal of

5382-544: The use of aluminium in the superstructure of the FFG-7 class as he believed it would lead to structural weaknesses. A number of ships subsequently developed structural cracks, including a 40 ft (12 m) fissure in USS Duncan , before the problems were remedied. The Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigates were designed primarily as anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare guided-missile warships intended to provide open-ocean escort of amphibious warfare ships and merchant ship convoys in moderate threat environments in

5460-425: The war; however, from 1938 to 1945 more than 260 caves in more than 20 separate tunnel/cave networks were built throughout the area, with at least 27 kilometers of known tunnels within the grounds of Yokosuka Naval Base. Many more tunnels are scattered throughout the surrounding areas. During the war, these tunnels and caves provided areas in which work could be done in secrecy, safe from air attacks. A 500-bed hospital,

5538-517: The worn-out frigates were being retired faster than the LCSs were being built, which may lead to a gap in United States Southern Command mission coverage. According to Navy deactivation plans, all Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigates would be retired by October 2015. Simpson was the last to be retired (on 29 September 2015), leaving the Navy devoid of frigates for the first time since 1943. The ships will either be made available for sale to foreign navies or dismantled. Perry -class frigate retirement

5616-525: The year as part of Joint Task Force Middle East carrying out Operation Earnest Will missions. She participated in Exercise RIMPAC that year as part of the Orange Force. In 1990 McClusky was part of Destroyer Squadron 13 . She began the year at Mina Sulman , Bahrain , on a Middle East Force deployment. On 3 January, she was underway for a Northern Persian Gulf patrol, which included

5694-524: Was a part of Battle Group Foxtrot, headed by the aircraft carrier USS  Enterprise  (CVN-65) , and included the cruisers Truxtun and Arkansas , the destroyers O'Brien and David R. Ray and the frigates Reasoner and Lewis B. Puller . The battle group sailed directly for the Indian Ocean, with stops in Hawaii, Naval Station Subic Bay , and Singapore. In 1988 McClusky began

5772-561: Was accelerated by budget pressures, leading to the remaining 11 ships being replaced by only eight LCS hulls. With the timeline LCS mission packages will come online unknown, there is uncertainty if they will be able to perform the frigates' counter-narcotics and anti-submarine roles when they are gone. The Navy is looking into Military Sealift Command to see if the Joint High Speed Vessel , Mobile Landing Platform , and other auxiliary ships could handle low-end missions that

5850-655: Was decommissioned on 14 January 2015. McClusky was laid down on 21 October 1981 by the Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division , San Pedro , California ; launched on 18 September 1982; sponsored by Mrs. Ruth Mundy McClusky; and commissioned on 10 December 1983 in Long Beach, California . In 1986 McClusky was part of Destroyer Squadron 23 under Captain Todd Barthold. McClusky embarked on her first deployment on 15 January 1986. She

5928-614: Was developed as the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal , and many of the combat aircraft subsequently operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service were developed or tested at Yokosuka. Yokosuka Naval Arsenal also continued to expand in the early 20th century, and its production included battleships such as Yamashiro , and aircraft carriers such as Hiryū and Shōkaku . Smaller warships were constructed at

6006-435: Was nearly sunk by an Iranian mine. There were no deaths, but ten sailors were evacuated from the warship for medical treatment. The crew of Samuel B. Roberts battled fire and flooding for two days, ultimately managing to save the ship. The U.S. Navy retaliated four days later with Operation Praying Mantis , a one-day attack on Iranian oil platforms being used as bases for raids on merchant shipping. Those had included bases for

6084-409: Was returned to service aboard Famous-class cutters to extend their service lives into the 2030s. In June 2017, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson revealed the Navy was "taking a hard look" at reactivating 7-8 out of 12 mothballed Perry -class frigates to increase fleet numbers. While the move was under consideration, there would be difficulties in returning them to service given

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