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Come Sail With Us!
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USS CARR (FFG 52)

• Thank you for your interest in learning more
  about the worlds finest Frigate! USS CARR (FFG
  52) has a proud tradition and bright future
  serving with Courage, Will, and Determination!
  Only a few have what it takes to be a Frigate
  Sailor and we are looking for the best!
• A proud tradition
• Future operations
• Ship mission
• Skills we are looking for
• Why choose USS CARR?

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A Proud Tradition
USS Carr (FFG 52) is named after Gunners Mate
2nd Class Paul Henry Carr, a native of Checotah,
OK, and a World War Two Hero. While serving as
Gun Mount 52 Captain onboard USS Samuel B.
Roberts (DE 413) at the Battle of Leyte Gulf,
Paul Henry Carr and the Tin Can Sailors defeated
a superior Japanese force. During the battle,
Carr kept his gun mount operating continuously,
firing over 300 rounds until power and air were
lost. Carr then began firing rounds by hand,
accepting the risk that without air the gun would
not cool down between firings. With seven rounds
left in the magazine, the tremendous heat in the
gun breech "cooked off" a round, exploding the
projectile loaded in the gun and killing most of
the gun crew. When a rescue team member made his
way into the shattered mount, he found Paul Carr,
literally torn open from neck to thigh,
attempting vainly to load a shell into the
demolished gun. USS Carr and her crew, today
carry on GM3 Carrs proud tradition of service
and epitomize the attributes of Courage, Will,
and Determination!
Gunners Mate 3rd Class Paul Henry Carr United
States Navy Reserve 1924-1944
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Future Operations
Currently, USS Carr is deployed to the Eastern
Pacific under control of U.S. Navy Southern
Command and Fourth Fleet conducting Counter
Illicit Trafficking Operations and is scheduled
to deploy on the same mission in 2011. Home
ported in Norfolk, VA, USS Carr recently deployed
to the Central Africa, Mediterranean Sea, Arabian
Gulf, and Caribbean Sea. Recent Port Visits
Catania, Sicily, Bahrain Dubai, UAE Haifa,
Israel La Spezia, Italy Malaga, Spain
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Bridgetown, Barbados Chaguaramas, Trinidad and
Tobago Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, Panama
City, Panama, Golfito, Costa Rica. 
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Ship Mission
USS Carrs mission as an Oliver Hazard Perry
class frigate is to provide Anti-Air Warfare,
Anti-Surface Warfare, Undersea Warfare
self-defense, local area protection to underway
replenishment groups, amphibious groups, and
other military shipping against air, surface, and
subsurface threats, and support Maritime
Interdiction Operations and Mission of State
objectives. USS Carr can deploy as part of a
Strike Group or independently.
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We are Looking for

• Dedicated Officers, Chief Petty Officers, and
  Sailors who personify the traits of Courage,
  Will, and Determination. In addition, we are
  particularly interested in those leaders who
• Thrive on a challenge.
• Have a passion for service to the Sailors they
  lead.
• Possess Latin American cultural or language
  expertise.
• Are interested in working with allied militaries
  and partner nations around the globe.
• Possess a commitment to personal and
  professional excellence.
• Are interested in being part of a winning team.

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Why USS CARR?

• Why you should consider orders to USS CARR?
• Close knit Wardroom, CPO Mess, and Crew.
• Significant opportunity for leadership and major
  collateral duties.
• Opportunity for Enlisted and Officer alike to
  earn career qualifications such as OOD, SWO,
  EOOW, TAO, and CDO.
• Opportunity to visit unique ports due to Carrs
  shallow draft.
• Awesome ship handling opportunities!

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Want to Learn More?
Commanding Officer co_at_ffg52.navy.mil Executive
Officer xo_at_ffg52.navy.mil Command Senior
Chief cmc_at_ffg52.navy.mil Command Career
Counselor ccc_at_ffg52.navy.mil Public Affairs
Officer pao_at_ffg52.navy.mil
We hope you will consider joining our team of
warriors. Contact us to learn more about what
opportunities and adventures lie ahead. Sail
Safe! CDR E.H. Ver Hage, USN Commanding Officer