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. Collectively, they have attained outsized note.
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. 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 Samuel B. Roberts, (DD-823), was a Gearing-classdestroyer, commissioned in 1946 and struck in 1970. Earned two battle stars: took part in the first airstrikes launched from a nuclear-powered carrier, later shelled enemy positions.
The third Samuel B. Roberts, (FFG-58), was a Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate, commissioned in 1986 and still active as of 2004. Crew fought fire and flood to save the ship after it hit an Iranian mine in April 1988; attack precipitated Operation Praying Mantis, U.S. Navy's largest surface battle since World War II.
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USSSamuelB. Roberts (FFG-58) was one of the final vessels in the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided missile frigates.
She was named for SamuelB. 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.
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