The former USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60), once an active guided-missile frigate of the
United States Navy, was deliberately sunk during a controlled SINKEX (sinking exercise) after being struck by an
AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile. The event marked the vessel’s final mission following decades of service rather than a combat
loss.Commissioned in 1982, the ship was an
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, designed during the Cold War primarily for anti-submarine warfare and escort duties.
Named for Medal of Honor recipient Rodney Maxwell Davis,
the frigate supported patrols, joint exercises, and maritime security operations worldwide.
