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	USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) is one of the final vessels in the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided missile frigates.
		The frigate was named for Samuel B. Roberts, a Navy coxswain who was killed evacuating Marines during the battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.
		Ten sailors were medevaced for injuries sustained in the blast; six returned to the Roberts in a day or so, while four burn victims were sent for treatment to a military hospital in Germany, and eventually to medical facilities in the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Samuel_B._Roberts_(FFG-58) (539 words)

	Encyclopedia: USS Samuel B. Roberts
		Three ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Samuel B. Roberts, in honor of Samuel B. Roberts, a Navy coxswain who was killed evacuating Marines during the battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.
		The first Samuel B. Roberts, (DE-413), was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort, commissioned in April 1944 and sunk in October in the battle of Leyte Gulf.
		The second Samuel B. Roberts, (DD-823), was a Gearing-class destroyer, commissioned in 1946 and struck in 1970.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/USS-Samuel-B.-Roberts (281 words)

	The Mayport Mirror - USS S. B. Roberts Has New Commander - The Legacy Of Legends On Display
		In a ceremony held on board USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58), Cmdr. Michael A. Hall relieved Cmdr. Randall C. Snyder as commanding officer of the naval frigate.
		USS Samuel B. Roberts was commissioned in 1986 and Cmdr. Hall is her 10th commanding officer.
		Roberts is now set to begin the Intermediate Phase of the IDTC, which will consist of a Group Sail that will be conducted by Comander, Destroyer Squadron Fourteen.
	www.mayportmirror.com /pub/071703/p1s5m.htm (458 words)

	Roberts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Roberts was ordered to intercept and question a suspicious vessel that was being tracked by the ship’s embarked helicopter, Magnum 450, from HSL-44 Det Seven.
		Roberts, a Commander Naval Surface Group Two ship, assigned to Commander Destroyer Squadron 14, has recovered over 9 metric tons of cocaine in less than three months and is on track to having one of the most successful counter drug operations deployments on record.
		Like USS Samuel B. Roberts, U.S. Navy ships deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command area of responsibility work in cooperation with the Coast Guard and other counter-drug agencies to keep illegal narcotics from reaching the U.S. coast and the profits of this illegal trade from reaching terrorist hands.
	www.southcom.mil /pa/News/January%202004/News040108.htm (686 words)

	USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58)
		USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS is an OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class frigate and the second ship in her class heavily damaged while in action in the Arabian Gulf.
		The gold star represents Coxswain Samuel B. Roberts, Jr., who was mortally wounded during this mission when his boat drew enemy fire away from the other boats embarking the Marines.
		Simulating a defense of the Norwegian coast, SAMUEL B. ROBERTS and her international partners engaged in simulated combat operations and battled more of the Arctic winters, operating frequently in the dangerous narrows of the Norwegian fjords.
	navysite.de /ffg/FFG58.HTM (1398 words)

	Samuel B. Roberts Intercepts 7,000-lb. Drug Shipment
		Roberts was ordered to intercept and question a suspicious vessel that was being tracked by the ship’s embarked helicopter, Magnum 450, from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron, Light (HSL) 44 Det. 7.
		Roberts, a Commander, Naval Surface Group 2 ship, assigned to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 14, has recovered more than 9 metric tons of cocaine in less than three months and is on track to having one of the most successful counter-drug operations deployments on record.
		Like Samuel B. Roberts, U.S. Navy ships deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command area of responsibility work in cooperation with the Coast Guard and other counter-drug agencies to keep illegal narcotics from reaching the U.S. coast and the profits of this illegal trade from reaching terrorist hands.
	www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=11332 (753 words)

	USS Samuel B. Roberts Yields First Drug Bust
		Roberts began her six-month counter-drug operations deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command area of responsibility on Sept. 25.
		Approaching at a high rate of speed, Roberts hoisted the Coast Guard Ensign, representing that she was under tactical control of the Coast Guard.
		Almost immediately, the team passed reports to Roberts that there was fresh paint on bulkheads, cement bags and cement-spreading tools, new bolts and fittings and large unaccounted-for space; all indications of hidden compartments.
	globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2003/10/mil-031024-nns01.htm (719 words)

	Samuel B. Roberts Intercepts 7,000-lb. Drug Shipment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		HISTORY OF USS SAMUEL B. Several direct hits by 8 and 14-inch salvos, scored by heavy Japanese ships, sunk the USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (DE 413) in the Battle for Leyte Gulf off Samar Island, bringing to an end her valiant slugfest with enemy vessels of superior power.
		The ROBERTS dodged torpedoes, and threw punches of her own for fully 50 minutes before the superior numbers and armament of the enemy vessels sent her to the bottom on October 25, 1944.
		Coxswain Roberts was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism while serving on the crew of a landing craft that rescued stranded Marines from Guadalcanal under intense enemy fire.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1054958/posts (2232 words)

	USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) - TheBestLinks.com - April 12, April 14, AGM-84 Harpoon, December 8, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) - TheBestLinks.com - April 12, April 14, AGM-84 Harpoon, December 8,...
		USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58), April 12, April 14, AGM-84 Harpoon, December 8...
		Launched in December 1984 by Bath Iron Works, USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) was one of the final vessels in the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided missile frigates.
	www.thebestlinks.com /USS_Samuel_B._Roberts___28__FFG__MM__58__29__.html (466 words)

	USS Samuel B. Roberts (Ffg-58) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		USS Samuel B. Roberts (Ffg-58) era uno de los recipientes finales en el peligro Perry - clase de Oliverde la marina de Estados Unidos de las fragatas conducidas del misil.
		La nombraron para Samuel B. Roberts, patrón de la marina que era infantes de marina que evacuaban matados durante la batalla de Guadalcanal en 1942.
		Llevaron a Roberts eventual de nuevo a su Newport, Rhode-isla, homeport a bordo del criado poderoso II, una nave heavy-lift semisubmersible poseída por una firma holandesa del envío.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/us/USS%20Samuel%20B%20Roberts%20%28Ffg58%29.htm (503 words)

	FFG 58 Samuel B. Roberts
		USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) deployed on Sept. 25, 2003.
		Roberts crew fought the fire and supported another succesful boarding that resulted in the detention of five suspects.
		The lion's red claws and tongue symbolize Samuel B Roberts' ultimate sacrifice for his comrades ; the blue collar bearing a cross pattee convexed indicates that Samuel B Roberts' died in battle and was awarded the Navy Cross for his gallant actions.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/ffg-58.htm (580 words)

	USS George Washington clears "the Ditch" ... USS Samuel B. Roberts and USS Barry depart for Arabian Gulf deployment - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		USS Samuel B. Roberts and USS Barry depart for Arabian Gulf deployment NWSA3116.
		USS Samuel B. Roberts and USS Barry depart for Arabian Gulf deployment courtesy of Second Fleet Public Affairs Norfolk (NWSA) -- The frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) and destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) departed Nov. 15 for a six-month deployment as part of the Middle East Force (MEF) in the Arabian Gulf.
		Roberts is commanded by CDR Christopher M. Wode and has a crew of 203.
	www.fas.org /news/iraq/1997/11/971117nwsa1117.htm (331 words)

	KingsBayPeriscope.com: 'Teamwork' is key ingredient to Navy's success 08/14/03
		On April 14, 1988, the frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58), serving in the Persian Gulf as part of Joint Task Force Middle East, struck a mine.
		The exhaustive effort of the crew, working together, did save the ship and, because of their teamwork, USS Samuel B. Roberts was repaired and returned to duty.
		For more information about the USS Samuel B. Roberts incident and the heroic efforts to save her, go to: www.news.navy.mil/media/allhands and in the search engine query for the August 1988 issue of ''All Hands'' magazine and read ''To see the dawn'' on pages 5-10.
	www.kingsbayperiscope.com /stories/081403/kin_skippersword001.shtml (538 words)

	FFG-7 OLIVER HAZARD PERRY-class
		As older first-line destroyers and frigates were retired without replacement, however, the FFG 7 class has been integrated into the fleet, and numerous updates have been applied to permit it to cope with modern combat conditions.
		This "toughness" was aptly demonstrated when USS Samuel B. Roberts struck a mine and USS Stark was hit by two Exocet cruise missiles.
		The Roberts was transported to the United States on the Dutch-flag heavy-lift ship, Mighty Servant 2.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/ffg-7.htm (621 words)

	Samuel B. Roberts Claims Another Victory in the War Against Drugs
		ABOARD USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS, At Sea (NNS) -- The guided-missile frigate USS Samuel B Roberts (FFG 58), commanded by Cmdr. Michael A Hall, recently got her second drug bust in as many weeks, seizing nearly 2 metric tons of cocaine while patrolling in the Eastern Pacific.
		Roberts, working with Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF South), the agency responsible for counter-drug operations in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, was conducting routine patrols when it detected the small fishing boat by radar.
		Off to a promising start, Roberts' officers and crew are enthusiastic about maintaining this pace throughout the deployment.
	globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2003/11/mil-031112-nns01.htm (444 words)

	Sammy B Survivors: History of the USS Samuel B Roberts
		Early on the morning of 27 September 1942, Roberts volunteered for a rescue mission to save a company-size unit of Marines that had been surrounded by a numerically superior Japanese force.
		For his valor and courage in the face of the enemy fire, Coxswain Samuel Booker Roberts was awarded posthumously the Navy Cross.
		Currently, Coxswain Roberts' Navy Cross is proudly displayed in the Wardroom of the USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG 58), the third ship of the US Navy to bear his name.
	www.de413.org /history.htm (554 words)

	USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)
		History of USS DWIGHT D. Construction of the third nuclear-powered and second NIMITZ class aircraft carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER was authorized by Congress in fiscal year 1970.
		USS EISENHOWER collides with an anchored coal ship while entering the harbor to dock at Norfolk Naval Station when wind and current push the carrier off course.
		While conducting routine flight operations in the western Mediterranean Sea Sept. 16, an F/A-18 Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83 attached to USS EISENHOWER, was reported in the water approximately 10 miles from the carrier.
	navysite.de /cvn/cvn69.html (1720 words)

	USS Simpson (FFG 56)
		On 18 April 1988, SIMPSON was a principle unit of Operation Praying Mantis responding to the Iranian mine attack on USS SAMUEL B. Operating in conjunction with two other Navy ships, SIMPSON was responsible for the destruction of an Iranian oil platform and sinking the Iranian Navy missile patrol combatant, JOSHAN.
		In February 1997, SIMPSON completed the first FFG to FFG weapons transfer at Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Yorktown with USS ROBERT G. USS SIMPSON started 1998 enroute to the Puerto Rican Oparea for JTFEX 1-98 with the JOHN C. After completion of a successful exercise, the ship was ready for deployment.
		As a midshipman, he served in USS OHIO which operated with the Atlantic Fleet in World War I. He was commissioned an Ensign in June of 1920, graduating with the class of 1921.
	www.united-states-navy.com /ffg/FFG56.HTM (2415 words)

	Navy Fact File: Frigates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Despite this, the FFG 7 class is a robust platform, capable of withstanding considerable damage.
		USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29), Pascagoula, Miss.
		USS John L. Hall (FFG 32), Pascagoula, Miss.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/factfile/ships/ship-ffg.html (393 words)

	USS Samuel B Roberts completes highly successful six (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Once alongside the fiberglass vessel, Roberts’ Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) was launched with Coast Guard LEDET 404 aboard, while the fire was put out by Roberts’ crew Subsequently, 5 men were escorted aboard as detainees.
		Roberts’ opportunity to attain her goal came a few weeks later when her embarked helicopter sighted an unnamed go-fast on a westerly course.
		Five men were captured in Costa Rica and Roberts, who had marked the position of the debris field, recovered 700 lbs of cocaine from the Pacific waters.
	www.southcom.mil /pa/News/April%202004/News040402-001.htm (636 words)

	USS Samuel B. Roberts -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Its fight against Japanese battleships and cruisers, a pivotal moment in the largest naval battle of all time, is chronicled in The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors (2004).
		The second (Click link for more info and facts about Samuel B. Roberts) Samuel B. Roberts, (DD-823), was a (Click link for more info and facts about Gearing-class) Gearing-class (A person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to) destroyer, commissioned in 1946 and struck in 1970.
		Earned two (Click link for more info and facts about battle star) battle stars: took part in the first airstrikes launched from a nuclear-powered carrier, later shelled enemy positions.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/U/US/USS_Samuel_B._Roberts2.htm (116 words)

	1988 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		July 6 - The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires killing 165 oil workers and 2 rescue mariners.
		February 19 - René Char, French poet (b.
		November 13 - Antal Dorati, Hungarian conductor (b.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1988 (2367 words)

	USS Sides (FFG 14)
		USS SIDES was the eighth guided missile frigate in the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY-class and the seventh "short hull" version in her class.
		USS SIDES was the first ship named in honor to Admiral Sides.
		The ship also participated in combat operations as part of Operation Praying Mantis, the US retaliation in response to the Iranian mining of USS SAMUEL B. In 2002, SIDES participated in the war on terrorism, conducting maritime operations in support of Operations Noble Eagle and Enduring Freedom during her last deployment.
	www.united-states-navy.com /ffg/FFG14.HTM (541 words)

	1988
		April 14 - USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf while deployed on Operation Earnest Will.
		April 18 - U.S. Navy forces retaliate for the Roberts mining with Operation Praying Mantis, a day of strikes against Iranian oil platforms and naval vessels.
		December 2 - Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1988.html (1463 words)

	DE 413 Survivors
		The USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (DE 413) was launched by the U.S. Navy on January 20, 1944, commissioned on April 28, 1944, and sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Battle off Samar on October 25, 1944.
		In another section, you can learn about the history of the USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413) and its valiant crew, as well as about the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the greatest sea battle the world has known.
		You also can learn about the ships that have proudly carried the Samuel B. Roberts name subsequent to the DE 413, as well as obtain information about naval ships that bear the names of heroes aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413).
	www.de413.org (696 words)

	USS Samuel B. Roberts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Roberts, en el honor de Samuel B. Roberts, patrón de la marina que era infantes de marina que evacuaban matados durante la batalla de Guadalcanal en 1942.
		El primer Samuel B. Roberts, (De-413), era un Juan C. Butler- clasificar el acompañamiento de destructor, comisionado en abril de 1944 y hundido en octubre de ese año, en la batalla del golfo de Leyte.
		El tercer Samuel B. Roberts, (Ffg-58), era un peligro Perry de Oliver- clasificar la fragata conducida del misil, comisionado hacia adentro 1986 y aún activo en fecha 2004.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/us/USS%20Samuel%20B%20Roberts.htm (156 words)

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	www.roberts.navy.mil /privacy_policy.htm (467 words)

	SAIC's Kevin Ford Inducted Into the Surface Warfare Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Kevin Ford was inducted for his actions while serving aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts FFG 58 as the Ship's Servicemen Chief Master (SHCM) on April 14, 1988.
		His performance was instrumental in saving the Samuel B. Roberts and he was awarded the Bronze Star for his heroic actions.
		The USS Samuel B. Roberts FFG 58, while performing military operations in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Earnest Will, struck an Iranian MO-8 mine causing catastrophic damage to the ship's structure and extensive fires in the engineering spaces and superstructure.
	www.forrelease.com /D20040301/dcm074.P2.03012004145436.24388.html (359 words)

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