USS Doyle FFG 39 / Vice Admiral James Henry Doyle / Oliver Hazard Perry class Guided Missile Frigate

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Guided Missile Frigate
FFG 39 - USS Doyle
		USS Doyle (FFG 39)						US Navy photo
Type, Class:		Guided Missile Frigate; Oliver Hazard Perry – class (long hull); planned and built as FFG 39;
Builder:		Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, USA
STATUS:		Awarded: April 27, 1979; Laid down: October 23, 1981; Launched: May 22, 1982; Commissioned: May 21, 1983; ACTIVE UNIT/ in commission (Atlantic Fleet)
Homeport:		Mayport, Florida, USA
Namesake:		Named after and in honor of Vice Admiral James Henry Doyle (1897 – 1982); > see history, below;
Ship's Motto:		> VALIANT MARINER <
Technical Data: (Measures, Propulsion, Armament, Aviation, etc.)		see: INFO > Guided Missile Frigate / Oliver Hazard Perry - class.
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James Henry Doyle
Photo credits: US Navy, US Naval Historical Center
Namesake & History:
Vice Admiral James Henry Doyle (1897 – 1982):
James Henry Doyle (1897 - 1982) was born in Jamaica NY, graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1919, and received a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in 1929. During WWII he served as the Navy / Marine Corps’ Amphibious Force Operations Officer for the Solomon Islands campaign. He later commanded USS Pasadena (CL 65). During the Korean War he commanded Amphibious Group 1, and was responsible for the invasion of Inchon in 1950. Later, when Communist Chinese forces invaded North Korea and trapped US forces, he directed the Hungnam withdrawal ... an amphibious landing in reverse. In an operation characterized by ingenuity and superb Naval gunfire support, the 1st Marine Division, the 3rd and 7th U.S. Army Divisions, and 100,000 Korean civilians were evacuated under the sweep of heavy enemy gunfire without a single allied casualty. Admiral Doyle was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal and the Army Silver Star. He retired from the Navy in 1953, and established a law practice in Austin TX.
USS Doyle (FFG 39):
DOYLE has completed four Mediterranean Deployments, two Persian Gulf deployments, and a Standing Naval Forces Atlantic cruise. She has participated in the "Drug War" through Counter-Drug Operations (CDOPS) in the Caribbean Sea, and escorted USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) around South America. During the circumnavigation, DOYLE set a new speed record for the class by traveling over 16,000 miles in just 1000 hours underway. DOYLE returned from the Persian Gulf late in 1996, DOYLE conducted an unprecedented 72 queries and 39 boardings in support of the UN embargo against Iraq. Their efforts resulted in the confiscation of more than $3 million of contraband. Additionally, DOYLE participated in Operation Desert Strike, the only Mayport unit to be involved. DOYLE also participated in Fleet Week '98 and will return to Fleet Week '99. DOYLE completed UNITAS in November of 1998. UNITAS is U.S. Navy’s longest-running annual deployment; the word UNITAS is Latin for "unity". This operation promotes a cooperative maritime strategy in the region while supporting the U.S. policy of continued engagement in South America through forward presence. UNITAS 39-98 was conducted with nine South American Navies over a four-month period. The U.S. Task force 138 made up of USS DOYLE (FFG 39), USS MOOSBRUGGER (DD 980), USS LA MOURE COUNTY (LST 1194), USS BOSTON (SSN 703), and USCGC MOHAWK, circumnavigated South America in a clockwise direction. On January 19, 2000, USS DOYLE and embarked HSL-47 Det. 6 departed Mayport, Fla. en route to a multi-purpose deployment in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean. During this deployment the frigate intercepted a vessel named REBELDE off the coast of Ecuador while conducting routine counter drug operations. After detaining and searching the suspicious vessel, DOYLE's embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) discovered six tons of cocaine. REBELDE was taken under tow and delivered to St. Petersburg, Florida.
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