USS Robert G. Bradley

USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG-49) c. 1980s
History
United States
NamesakeLieutenant Robert G. Bradley
Awarded28 April 1980
BuilderBath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down28 December 1982
Launched13 August 1983
Sponsored byMrs. Edna D. Woodruff
Commissioned30 June 1984
Decommissioned28 March 2014
Home portMayport, Florida
Identification
FateTransferred to Royal Bahrain Naval Force
Badge
Bahrain
Name
  • RBNS Khalid bin Ali (91)
  • (خالد بن علي)
NamesakeShaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa
Commissioned4 February 2024
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class & typeOliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Displacement4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load
Length453 feet (138 m), overall
Beam45 feet (14 m)
Draught22 feet (6.7 m)
Propulsion
Speedover 29 knots (54 km/h)
Range5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h)
Complement15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers
Sensors &
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
AN/SLQ-32
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × SH-60 LAMPS III helicopters

USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG-49) is an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, serving in the Bahrain Navy. This ship of was named for Lieutenant Robert G. Bradley (1921–1944), who was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for his heroism on USS Princeton during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

Robert G. Bradley entered service on 30 June 1984. The ship was homeported in Mayport, Florida. She was decommissioned in Mayport on 28 March 2014 and entered service with the Royal Bahrain Naval Force as RBNS Khalid bin Ali (91).