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	<b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts (FFG-58) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		<b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> 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 <b>Samuelb> 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)

	<b>USSb> George Washington clears "the Ditch" ... <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts and <b>USSb> Barry depart for Arabian Gulf deployment - NAVY WIRE SERVICE
		<b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts and <b>USSb> Barry depart for Arabian Gulf deployment courtesy of Second Fleet Public Affairs Norfolk (NWSA) -- The frigate <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts (FFG 58) and destroyer <b>USSb> Barry (DDG 52) departed Nov. 15 for a six-month deployment as part of the Middle East Force (MEF) in the Arabian Gulf.
		<b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts and <b>USSb> Barry depart for Arabian Gulf deployment NWSA3116.
		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)

	<b>Samuelb> B. Roberts Claims Another Victory in the War Against Drugs
		ABOARD <b>USSb> <b>SAMUELb> B. ROBERTS, At Sea (NNS) -- The guided-missile frigate <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> 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.
		<b>Samuelb> B. Roberts Claims Another Victory in the War Against Drugs
		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.
	globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2003/11/mil-031112-nns01.htm (444 words)

	<b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> 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)

	<b>USSb> Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)
		History of <b>USSb> DWIGHT D. Construction of the third nuclear-powered and second NIMITZ class aircraft carrier, <b>USSb> DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER was authorized by Congress in fiscal year 1970.
		<b>USSb> 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 <b>USSb> EISENHOWER, was reported in the water approximately 10 miles from the carrier.
	navysite.de /cvn/cvn69.html (1720 words)

	KingsBayPeriscope.com: 'Teamwork' is key ingredient to Navy's success 08/14/03
		On April 14, 1988, the frigate <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts (FFG 58), serving in the Persian Gulf as part of Joint Task Force Middle East, struck a mine.
		For more information about the <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> 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.
		The exhaustive effort of the crew, working together, did save the ship and, because of their teamwork, <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts was repaired and returned to duty.
	www.kingsbayperiscope.com /stories/081403/kin_skippersword001.shtml (538 words)

	FFG-7 OLIVER HAZARD PERRY-class
		This "toughness" was aptly demonstrated when <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts struck a mine and <b>USSb> Stark was hit by two Exocet cruise missiles.
		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.
		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)

	Navy Fact File: Frigates
		This "toughness" was aptly demonstrated when <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts struck a mine and <b>USSb> Stark was hit by two Exocet cruise missiles.
		<b>USSb> Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29), Pascagoula, Miss.
		Despite this, the FFG 7 class is a robust platform, capable of withstanding considerable damage.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/factfile/ships/ship-ffg.html (393 words)

	The Mayport Mirror - <b>USSb> S. B. Roberts Has New Commander - The Legacy Of Legends On Display
		In a ceremony held on board <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts (FFG 58), Cmdr. Michael A. Hall relieved Cmdr. Randall C. Snyder as commanding officer of the naval frigate.
		<b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts was commissioned in 1986 and Cmdr. Hall is her 10th commanding officer.
		<b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts has maintained its outstanding legacy of honorable service during Snyder’s 20 months in command.
	www.mayportmirror.com /pub/071703/p1s5m.htm (458 words)

	Encyclopedia: <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts
		Three ships of the United States Navy have borne the name <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts, in honor of <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts, a Navy coxswain who was killed evacuating Marines during the battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.
		The first <b>Samuelb> 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 <b>Samuelb> 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)

	<b>Samuelb> B. Roberts Intercepts 7,000-lb. Drug Shipment
		For his valor and courage in the face of the enemy fire, Coxswain <b>Samuelb> Booker Roberts was awarded posthumously the Navy Cross.
		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.
		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.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1054958/posts (2232 words)

	<b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts (Ffg-58)
		<b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> 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 <b>Samuelb> 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)

	<b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts (FFG 58) Crew List
		<b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts (FFG 58) Crew List
		Add yourself to the Crew List of <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts.
		Wish I'd made it to the numerous cruises and new homeport the Sammy B made after I left.
	navysite.de /crew.php?action=ship&ship=ffg_58 (312 words)

	DE 413 Survivors
		The <b>USSb> <b>SAMUELb> 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 <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> 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 <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts name subsequent to the DE 413, as well as obtain information about naval ships that bear the names of heroes aboard the <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts (DE 413).
	www.de413.org (696 words)

	<b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts
		El tercer <b>Samuelb> 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.
		English version: <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts Next: Catblogging Up
		Roberts, en el honor de <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts, patrón de la marina que era infantes de marina que evacuaban matados durante la batalla de Guadalcanal en 1942.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/us/USS%20Samuel%20B%20Roberts.htm (156 words)

	<b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B Roberts Newsletter Nov-Dec 2000
		On that historic day, LCDR Robert W. Copeland led <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts (DE 413) into battle against an enemy of vastly superior numbers and firepower.
		In 1998 I was stationed at the Pentagon and by chance I noted a gentleman sporting a <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts t-shirt while exercising in the Pentagon Athletic Gymnasium.
		According to Jack Yusen, we should be able to order some of those <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts shirts, caps and jackets before very long.
	www.de413.org /newsletter/nov-dec.2000.htm (3548 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.
		November 13 - Antal Dorati, Hungarian conductor (b.
		February 19 - René Char, French poet (b.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1988 (2367 words)

	Roberts Flies Silver ESWS Pennant
		Official U.S. Navy file photo of the frigate <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts (FFG 58).
		Sixty Roberts crew members qualified during a recent six-month deployment.
		The Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist designation is a measure of professional development that requires a thorough familiarization with surface warfare, along with passing both written and oral exams.
	www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=2873 (241 words)

	<b>USSb> Jarrett (FFG-33) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		<b>USSb> Jarrett (FFG-33), twenty-fifth ship of the (Click link for more info and facts about Oliver Hazard Perry class) Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile (A United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser) frigates, was named for Vice Admiral Harry B. Jarrett (1898–1974).
		Ordered from Todd Shipyards, (Click link for more info and facts about San Pedro, California) San Pedro, California on 23 January 1978 as part of the FY78 program, Jarrett was laid down on 11 February 1981, launched on 17 October 1981, and commissioned on 2 July 1983.
		Jarrett (FFG-33) is the first ship of that name in the US Navy.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/U/US/USS_Jarrett_(FFG-33)5.htm (135 words)

	Privacy Policy
		The purpose is to provide information and news about the <b>USSb> <b>SAMUELb> B ROBERTS (FFG 58) to the general public.
		This is a World Wide Web site for official information about <b>USSb> <b>SAMUELb> B ROBERTS (FFG 58).
		<b>USSb> <b>SAMUELb> B. ROBERTS does use session cookies, i.e., tokens that remain active only until you close your browser, in order to make the site easier to use.
	www.roberts.navy.mil /privacy_policy.htm (467 words)

	SAIC's Kevin Ford Inducted Into the Surface Warfare Hall of Fame
		The <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> 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.
		Kevin Ford was inducted for his actions while serving aboard the <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts FFG 58 as the Ship's Servicemen Chief Master (SHCM) on April 14, 1988.
		His performance was instrumental in saving the <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts and he was awarded the Bronze Star for his heroic actions.
	www.forrelease.com /D20040301/dcm074.P2.03012004145436.24388.html (359 words)

	<b>USSb> Comte DeGrasse Online www.comtedegrasse.org
		t missiles into the U.S.S. Stark, ripping through it's port bow and destroying 37 lives in it's wake.
		During routine patrol in the Persian Gulf on May 17, 1987 an Iraqi F-1 fighter jet fired
	www.comtedegrasse.org /links.html (47 words)

	Cold Weather, Rough Seas Were No-Sweat
		Early last year, <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts left the Mayport, Fla., sun and crossed the Atlantic to join NATO's Standing Naval Force, Atlantic.
		During one incident, a <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts' chief petty officer borrowed special antifreeze from the British ship HMS Norfolk; the antifreeze was needed for Roberts' Mk-13 guided missile launching system, where internal cooling lines had frozen because of exposure to the cold weather.
		Through ComNavSurfLant, <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts received a supplemental 30 sets of foul weather gear from the Atlantic Fleet Integrated Logistics Overhaul Facility in Portsmouth, Va., saving the ship valuable OPTAR dollars.
	www.safetycenter.navy.mil /media/fathom/issues/AprJun03/coldweatherroughseas.htm (726 words)

	<b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts FFG-58
		The "Sammy B.," as it is more affectionately called, is homeported in Norfolk, Virginia.
		This Oliver Hazard Perry Class frigate began construction on May 21, 1984 and was commissioned on April 12, 1986.
		"Sammy B.'s" first deployment in the Persian Gulf immediately challenged the crew's survivability skills as the ship struck a mine.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/4583 (117 words)

	wwwhsrob.html
		<b>USSb> <b>SAMUELb> B. The <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts (FFG-58), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, will pay a port call in Malta March 9-13, 2000.
		<b>USSb> <b>SAMUELb> B. Crew members from the <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts today carried out a voluntary project at Holy Family Home in Naxxar, where they helped out with a number of painting chores.
		Deborah Bolton visited the crew members during the project.
	usembassy.state.gov /malta/wwwhsrob.html (172 words)

	NATO/WEU Operation Sharp Guard - October 2, 96
		<b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts (FFG 58), frigate (United States)
		Various aircraft from allied forces operating in the area contributed to the defense of ships from attacks by surface ships.
	www.nato.int /ifor/general/shrp-grd.htm (1385 words)

	Fleet Week
		<b>USSb> Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and Empire State Building during the Fleet Week 2002 in New York City, 22-28 May 2002.
		<b>USSb> Hayler and <b>USSb> Leyte Gulf on 25 May 2002 during the Fleet Week 2002 in New York City.
		<b>USSb> Iwo Jima (on the right) with <b>USSb> Anzio, <b>USSb> Barry, and <b>USSb> Mahan during the Fleet Week 2004 in New York City.
	www.wirednewyork.com /guide/fleet_week/default.htm (196 words)

	Ffg - FFG: Summary for FBL FINANCIAL GROUP - Yahoo! Finance
		<b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts (FFG-58) is one of the final vessels in the United States FFG-58, the third US ship to bear the coxswain's name, was launched in
		<b>USSb> KAUFFMAN is the 28th "long hull" - version in the
		Ms Teresa Tjia, The University of Melbourne, FFG 2002/2003.
	siteslinks.com /q/ffg.htm (358 words)

	PEO Ships - Ships in Spotlight
		SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- <b>USSb> Curts (FFG 38) returns to its homeport of San Diego Feb. 2 from a six-month deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command area of responsibility (AOR) in support of law
		<b>USSb> CHAFEE (NNS) -- <b>USSb> Chafee (DDG 90) left her homeport of Pearl Harbor May 20 for her maiden deployment with the <b>USSb> Nimitz (CVN 65) Carrier Strike Group.
		The U.S. Navy's newest amphibious ship, the future <b>USSb> San Antonio (LPD 17), sailed from Northrop Grumman Ship Systems' Pascagoula shipyard Friday morning (April 29) to undergo her initial at-sea testing in the Gulf of Mexico.
	peos.crane.navy.mil /shipsinspotlight.htm (593 words)

	April 18 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1988 - U.S. launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in retaliation for the April 14 mining of the <b>USSb> <b>Samuelb> B. Roberts (FFG-58) in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will.
		Paul Revere, William Dawes and <b>Samuelb> Prescott ride to warn of impending arrests of <b>Samuelb> Adams and John Hancock and seizure of weapons.
		1873 - Justus von Liebig, German chemist (b.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/April_18 (914 words)

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