USS Elrod (FFG-55), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, is a ship of the United States Navy named after Captain Henry T. Elrod (1905–1941), a Marine aviator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the defense of Wake Island in World War II.

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USS ELROD was an OLIVER HAZARD PERRY - class guided missile frigate and the first ship in the Navy named after Marine Major Henry T. Elrod. Decommissioned at her homeport of Norfolk, Va., on January 30, 2015, the ELROD was towed to …

2015年7月7日 · Elrod (FFG-55) was laid down on 21 November 1983 at Bath, Maine, by Bath Iron Works Corp.; launched on 12 May 1984; sponsored by Mrs. Norma J. McDonald, wife of Adm. Wesley L. McDonald, Commander...

- The guided missile frigate USS Elrod (FFG 55) departs Naval Station Norfolk today before Hurricane Isabel arrived. More than 40 destroyers, frigates, and amphibious ships left the naval station piers to avoid any potential damage from the high winds and seas generated by …

USS Elrod (FFG-55), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, is a ship of the United States Navy named after Captain Henry T. Elrod (1905–1941), a Marine aviator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the defense of Wake Island in World War II.

The Elrod (FFG 55) is the 45th Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate and is named for the USMC Major Henry T. Elrod, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Battle of Wake Island in December 1941.

Engaging vastly superior forces of enemy bombers and warships on 9 and 12 December, Captain Elrod shot down two of a flight of twenty-two hostile planes and, executing repeated bombing and strafing runs at extremely low altitude and close range, succeeded in inflicting deadly damage upon a large Japanese vessel, thereby sinking the first ma...

USS ELROD (FFG 55) is an OLIVER HAZARD PERRY-Class guided missile frigate. Originally designed for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) duties, ELROD has been highly...

USS ELROD (FFG-55) is an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate with multiple missions. Her primary mission is Anti-Submarine Warfare and she possesses capabilities in Anti-Air Warfare and...