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|Ship name=USS ''Reid''
|Ship name=USS ''Reid''
|Ship namesake=[[Sailing Master]] [[Samuel Chester Reid]]
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|Ship awarded=23 January 1978
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|Ship builder=[[Todd Pacific Shipyards]], San Pedro
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|Ship identification=[[Hull classification symbol#Surface combatant type|Hull symbol]]:FFG-30
|Ship identification=[[Hull classification symbol#Surface combatant type|Hull symbol]]:FFG-30
|Ship motto="Pride - Distinction - Honor"
|Ship motto="Pride Distinction Honor"
|Ship nickname=''Reidski''
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'''USS ''Reid'' (FFG-30)''', twenty-second ship of the [[Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate|''Oliver Hazard Perry'' class]] of guided-missile [[frigate]]s, was named for [[Sailing Master]] [[Samuel Chester Reid]] (1783&ndash;1861).
'''USS ''Reid'' (FFG-30)''', twenty-second ship of the [[Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate|''Oliver Hazard Perry'' class]] of guided-missile [[frigate]]s, was named for [[Sailing Master]] [[Samuel Chester Reid]] (1783–1861).


Ordered from [[Todd Pacific Shipyards]], [[San Pedro, California]] on 23 January 1978 as part of the FY78 program, ''Reid'' was laid down on 8 October 1980, launched on 27 June 1981, and commissioned on 19 February 1983.
Ordered from [[Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division]], [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro]], [[California]] on 23 January 1978 as part of the FY78 program, ''Reid'' was laid down on 8 October 1980, launched on 27 June 1981, and commissioned on 19 February 1983.


On 18 August 1990, ''Reid'' fired the first shots of [[Gulf War#Operation Desert Shield|Operation Desert Shield]] when she fired across the bow of an [[Iraq]]i [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] who had refused to change course when ordered.
On 18 August 1990, ''Reid'' fired the first shots of [[Gulf War#Operation Desert Shield|Operation Desert Shield]] when she fired across the bow of an [[Iraq]]i [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] who had refused to change course when ordered.
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The Reid's unofficial nickname ''Reidski'', used during the 1980s, came into use as the ''Reid'' found herself, more often than not, playing on the side of the "orange" team during fleet exercises.
The Reid's unofficial nickname ''Reidski'', used during the 1980s, came into use as the ''Reid'' found herself, more often than not, playing on the side of the "orange" team during fleet exercises.


==TCG ''Gelibolu'' (F 493)==
== TCG ''Gelibolu'' (F 493) ==
Decommissioned and stricken on 25 September 1998, she was transferred to [[Turkey]] on 5 January 1999 as that nation's TCG ''Gelibolu'' (F 493). As of 2013, she is still in active service.
Decommissioned and stricken on 25 September 1998, she was transferred to [[Turkey]] on 5 January 1999 as that nation's TCG ''Gelibolu'' (F 493). As of 2013, she is still in active service.


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{NVR|http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/FFG30.htm}}
{{NVR|http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/FFG30.htm}}


==External links==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|USS Reid (FFG-30)}}
{{Commons category|USS Reid (FFG-30)}}
*[http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/frigates/pages/reid_ffg_30_page_1.htm MaritimeQuest USS Reid FFG-30 pages]
*[http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/frigates/pages/reid_ffg_30_page_1.htm MaritimeQuest USS Reid FFG-30 pages]

Revision as of 22:16, 9 June 2015

USS Reid (FFG-30)
History
US
NameUSS Reid
NamesakeSailing Master Samuel Chester Reid
Awarded23 January 1978
BuilderTodd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California
Laid down8 October 1980
Launched27 June 1981
Sponsored byMrs. William C. Abhau, her daughter Miss Elliot Abhau assisting. (Mrs. Abhau is the great-great granddaughter of Sailing Master Chester Reid)
Commissioned19 February 1983
Decommissioned25 September 1998
IdentificationHull symbol:FFG-30
Motto"Pride – Distinction – Honor"
Nickname(s)Reidski
Fate5 January 1999 transferred to Turkey
TCG Gelibolu (F-493)
History
Turkish Navy EnsignTurkey
NameTCG Gelibolu (F 493)
NamesakeGelibolu
Acquired5 January 1999
Statusin active service
General characteristics [1]
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)
Draught22 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[1]

USS Reid (FFG-30), twenty-second ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Sailing Master Samuel Chester Reid (1783–1861).

Ordered from Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California on 23 January 1978 as part of the FY78 program, Reid was laid down on 8 October 1980, launched on 27 June 1981, and commissioned on 19 February 1983.

On 18 August 1990, Reid fired the first shots of Operation Desert Shield when she fired across the bow of an Iraqi tanker who had refused to change course when ordered.

The Reid's unofficial nickname Reidski, used during the 1980s, came into use as the Reid found herself, more often than not, playing on the side of the "orange" team during fleet exercises.

TCG Gelibolu (F 493)

Decommissioned and stricken on 25 September 1998, she was transferred to Turkey on 5 January 1999 as that nation's TCG Gelibolu (F 493). As of 2013, she is still in active service.

References

  1. ^ a b "USS Reid (FFG 30)". 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.