Search the Site with
|
USS PHARRIS was the 43rd KNOX-class frigate and the first ship in the Navy named after Lieutenant Commander Jackson C. Pharris. Homeported in Norfolk, Va., PHARRIS was decommissioned on April 15, 1992, and sold to Mexico where she was recommissioned as GUADALUPE VICTORIA.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: August 25, 1966 |
Keel laid: February 11, 1972 | |
Launched: December 16, 1972 | |
Commissioned: January 26, 1974 | |
Decommissioned: April 15, 1992 | |
Builder: Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, La. | |
Propulsion system: 2 - 1200 psi boilers; 1 geared turbine, 1 shaft; 35,000 shaft horsepower | |
Length: 438 feet (133.5 meters) | |
Beam: 47 feet (14.4 meters) | |
Draft: 25 feet (7.6 meters) | |
Displacement: approx. 4,200 tons full load | |
Speed: 27 knots | |
Armament: one Mk-16 missile launcher for ASROC and | |
Aircraft: one | |
Crew: 18 officers, 267 enlisted |
Crew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS PHARRIS. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
USS PHARRIS Cruise Books:
This picture is from a T-shirt once sold aboard USS PHARRIS. I purchased it on ebay. You can click on the picture for a larger version. |
USS PHARRIS Image Gallery: