USS Klakring (FFG-42)

USS "Klakring" (FFG-42), an "Oliver Hazard Perry"-class frigate, is a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Thomas B. Klakring (born 1904 ), who was awarded three Navy Crosses as commander of the submarine USS "Guardfish" (SS-217) during World War II.

"Klakring" was laid down on 19 February 1982 by the Bath Iron Works Corp. Bath, Maine; launched on 18 September 1982 ; and commissioned on 20 August 1983 .

As of 2006, "Klakring" is homeported at NAVSTA Mayport, Florida, and is part of Destroyer Squadron 14.

"Klakring" participated in Operation Earnest Will in the Persian Gulf in 1987 as the first air-capable, air-embarked ship."Klakring" participated in Operation Prime Chance in the Persian Gulf during the "Tanker War"."Klakring" is one of the surface combatants in Larry Bond's 1993 technothriller "Cauldron.

External links

* [http://www.klakring.navy.mil/ USS "Klakring" official website]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/07/0742.htm navsource.org: USS "Klakring"]
* [http://www.navysite.de/ffg/FFG42.HTM navysite.de: USS "Klakring"]
* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/frigates/pages/klakring_ffg42_page_1.htm MaritimeQuest USS Klakring FFG-42 pages]