_underway_in_the_Arabian_Gulf_on_16_January_2018_(180116-N-GP724-2098).jpg) RBNSSabha transits the Persian Gulf on 16 January 2018 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Jack Williams (FFG-24) |
| Namesake | Jack Williams |
| Ordered | 28 February 1977 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 25 February 1980 |
| Launched | 30 August 1980 |
| Commissioned | 19 September 1981 |
| Decommissioned | 13 September 1996 |
| Fate |
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 Bahrain | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Sabha sea fort,Zubarah |
| Acquired | 13 September 1996 |
| Commissioned | 25 February 1997 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Oliver Hazard Perry-classfrigate |
| 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) |
| Propulsion |
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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, plusSH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 ×SH-60 LAMPS III helicopters |
RBNSSabha (90) (Arabic:ﺱﻡﺏ صبحا) is anOliver Hazard Perry-classfrigate in service with theRoyal Bahrain Naval Force. The ship was formerUnited States Navy frigateUSSJack Williams (FFG-24). The frigate is now considered as the lead frigate of the Royal Bahrain Naval Force.
During its career as USSJack Williams (FFG-24) in the United States, it was the sixteenth ship of theOliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missilefrigates. It was named for Pharmacist's Mate Second ClassJack Williams, who was posthumously awarded theMedal of Honor for his heroism in theBattle of Iwo Jima.
The frigate was ordered fromBath Iron Works on 28 February 1977 as part of theFY77 Program.Jack Williams was laid down on 25 February 1980;launched on 30 August 1980 andcommissioned on 19 September 1981. Decommissioned and stricken on 13 September 1996, she was transferred to Bahrain the same day as a gift.
The ship was formally recommissioned as the RBNSSabha (90) on 25 February 1997.[1] The frigate was named after asea fort inZubarah (located in todayQatar), historically belonged toAl Khalifa royal family of Bahrain.[2]Sabha arrived in thePersian Gulf in June 1997 for a workup and crew training.[1]
Sabha participated in Saudi-ledOperation Restoring Hope in Yemen, returning to Bahraini waters in December 2015.[3]
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