PNS Alamgir
USS McInerney (FFG-8)
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 United States
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| Name: | McInerney |
| Namesake: | Vice Admiral Francis X. McInerney |
| Awarded: | 27 February 1976 |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
| Laid down: | 16 January 1978 |
| Launched: | 4 November 1978 |
| Sponsored by: | Joan McInerney Kelley, daughter of the late Vice Admiral Francis Xavier McInerney |
| Commissioned: | 15 December 1979 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 August 2010 |
| Struck: | 31 August 2010 |
| Homeport: | Mayport, Florida |
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| Motto: | "Fast, Fearless, and Gallant" |
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| Fate: | Transferred to Pakistani Navy |
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MAYPORT, Fla. (Aug. 31, 2010) Pakistan sailors hoist the ship's flag for the first time aboard the Pakistan navy frigate PNS Alamgir (F 260) during the ship's commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Mayport. Alamgir was decommissioned from the U.S. Navy as USS McInerney (FFG 8).
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 Pakistan
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| Name: | Alamgir |
| Namesake: | Emperor Alamgir I |
| Acquired: | 31 August 2010 |
| Commissioned: | 31 August 2010 |
| Identification: | F 260 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
| 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) |
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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, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers |
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| Aircraft carried: | 2 × SH-60 LAMPS III helicopter |
| Aviation facilities: | RAST |
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USS McInerney (FFG-8), formally PF-110, second ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, is the first United States Navy ship named for Vice Admiral Francis X. McInerney (1899–1956). Ordered from Bath Iron Works on 27 February 1976 as part of the FY75 program, McInerney was laid down on 16 January 1978, launched on 4 November 1978, and commissioned on 15 December 1979.
McInerney remained in service until 31 August 2010, when the ship was decommissioned and transferred to the Pakistani Navy. After a major overhaul and refurbishment, the ship was renamed Alamgir (F260), and entered service in early 2011.
McInerney's mission was to provide multi-threat protection for military and merchant shipping, amphibious task forces and underway replenishment groups. During her first two years of service, McInerney was the U.S. Navy test platform for the LAMPS MK-III (SH-60B helicopter) anti-submarine warfare system and the Recovery Assist, Secure, and Traverse (RAST) system. To be able to accommodate the SH-60B, McInerney was the first Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate to receive a lengthened stern. Her efforts during this period earned her a Meritorious Unit Commendation. In 1981, McInerney appears to have been part of Destroyer Squadron 8.
McInerney's first major deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean began in November 1982. During this deployment she embarked a LAMPS Mk-I (SH-2 Seasprite) helicopter detachment. McInerney made brief port visits to Tangiers, Morocco, and Catania, Sicily and supported the Multi-National Force in Beirut, Lebanon (earning her the Navy Expeditionary Medal). After transiting the Suez Canal, McInerney operated in the Indian Ocean and made port calls to Karachi, Pakistan, Columbo, Sri Lanka, and Mombasa, Kenya. She also crossed the equator en route to Diego Garcia. Following this deployment, McInerney operated in the Caribbean and visited Port Limon, Costa Rica and Tela, Honduras. She received the Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Citation with the Operational Distinguishing Device, for her efforts in law enforcement during this period.
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