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
