USS Pharris (FF-1094)

USS "Pharris" (FF-1094) was a Knox-class destroyer escort named after Medal of Honor recipient Lieutenant Commander Jackson C. Pharris. It was originally designated as DE-1094 and later reclassified as a frigate in the United States Navy. In 1992 the ship was decommissioned and sold to the Mexican Navy. It was recommissioned as ARM "Victoria", named after Mexico's first president, Guadalupe Victoria.

During the 1987-1988 Mediterranean Cruse, "Pharri"s escorted "Mighty Servant 2" carrying "Samuel B. Roberts" from the entrance of the Persian Gulf to about half way up the Red Sea. "Pharris" won the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for its part in Operation Earnest Will.

In fiction

In Tom Clancy's 1986 novel, "Red Storm Rising", the "Pharris" suffers extreme damage following a torpedo attack by a Victor III submarine (the bow forward of the ASROC mounts was torn off), warranting an extensive repair. Her captain is subsequently transferred to the USS "Reuben James" (FFG-57).

External links

* [http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/FF1094.htm Naval Vessel Register FF1094]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021094.htm Navsource Images]