USS Boone (FFG-28) was the twentieth ship in the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry-class of guided missile frigates. The frigate was named for Vice Admiral Joel Thompson Boone, M.D. (1889–1974).

Named for: Vice Admiral Joel Thompson Boone. Complement: 15 Officers and 190 Enlisted. Displacement: 4100 tons. Length: 453 feet . Beam: 45 feet . Flank Speed: over 29 knots . Range: 5 000 nautical miles

Oct 2, 2022 · The sinking of the decommissioned USS Boone saw in action, for the first time, many offensive capabilities, like the Quicksink bomb and the SM-6 missile in the anti-ship role. On September 7,...

USS BOONE was the 20 th frigate in the PERRY class and the second long-hull version in that class. Since 1998 the frigate was part of the NRF training naval reservists. Last homeported in Mayport, Fla., the BOONE was decommissioned on February 23, 2012.

Sep 27, 2022 · US and UK naval and air forces sank the decommissioned guided missile frigate USS Boone during a multi-domain training exercise in the North Atlantic.

Boone (FFG-28) was laid down on 27 March 1979 at Seattle, Wash., by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp.; launched on 16 January 1980; sponsored by Mrs. Suzanne Boone Heller, daughter of the late Vice...

Jul 4, 2019 · "The former USS Boone, a decommissioned American frigate, has arrived in Scotland and will soon be sunk as part of an exercise involving missiles being fired from a British frigate.

Feb 29, 2012 · USS Boone is the twentieth ship in the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided missile frigates. Photo Gallery: View more images from the...

USS Boone (FFG 28) is a member of the Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG 7) class of guided-missile frigates. She was launched January 16, 1980, by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp., Seattle Division. Following sea trials she was commissioned on May 15, 1982.

FFG 28 - USS Boone . Type, Class: Guided Missile Frigate; Oliver Hazard Perry - class (long hull) planned and built as FFG 28. Builder: Todd Pacific Shipyard, Seattle, Washington, USA. STATUS: Awarded: January 23, 1978. Laid down: March 27,1979. Launched: January 16, 1980. Commissioned: May 15, 1982. Decommissioned: February 23, 2012