One of the American participants in Neptune Warrior 072 left the Clyde this afternoon. USS NICHOLAS, an 'Oliver Hazard Perry' class frigate which was commissioned into the United States Navy in 1984 and has seen extensive active service in the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean since then. NICHOLAS bears the same name as a World War 2 destroyer, and was actually sponsored at her commissioning by the same lady who commissioned that vessel, a Mrs Edward B Tyron. Interesting articles giving details about the ship can be found here and here.Sunday, 30 September 2007
USS NICHOLAS - FFG47
One of the American participants in Neptune Warrior 072 left the Clyde this afternoon. USS NICHOLAS, an 'Oliver Hazard Perry' class frigate which was commissioned into the United States Navy in 1984 and has seen extensive active service in the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean since then. NICHOLAS bears the same name as a World War 2 destroyer, and was actually sponsored at her commissioning by the same lady who commissioned that vessel, a Mrs Edward B Tyron. Interesting articles giving details about the ship can be found here and here.
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