Thursday, January 04, 2024

USS Badger (FF-1071) was a Knox-class frigate in service in the United States Navy from 1970 to 1991. She was sunk as a target in 1998.

USS Midway (CV-41) refueling USS Badger (DE-1071) in the South China Sea, April 1975, during Operation Frequent Wind. Original photograph by DanMS.
USS Badger (FF-1071)

The U.S. Navy frigate USS Badger (FF-1071) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 1 December 1985.

History

The first Badger (DD-126) was named for Commodore Oscar C. Badger (a cousin of Secretary of the Navy George Edmund Badger), the father of Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger, the son of the commodore and the father of the admiral, was also honored by the naming of the destroyer Charles J. Badger (DD-657) (q.v.), and the grandfather of Admiral Oscar C. Badger. This Badger (FF-1071) honors all four men.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Badger_(FF-1071)

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