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June 19, 2021

Meet the U.S. Navy’s Very First Modern Combat Drone Carrier

The naval drone era is here. Thanks in part to one hard-working frigate.
by David Axe Follow @daxe on Twitter L

Here's What You Need to Know: This ship made some serious history.

On Sept. 6, 2014, the U.S. Navy decommissioned the frigate USS Halyburton at the vessel’s homeport in Florida.

The 453-foot-long Oliver Hazard Perry-class vessel—named for a medic who died in the 1945 battle for Okinawa—spent just over 30 years in commission. Halyburton was many things in her decades of service. A sub-hunter, a counter-drug patroller, a famous pirate-fighter.

And, in her final years, the Navy’s very first modern combat drone carrier.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/meet-us-navy%E2%80%99s-very-first-modern-combat-drone-carrier-188103