USS Carr (FFG 52) is the 42nd Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate and is named in honor of Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Paul Henry Carr, USNR (1924-1944), the heroic gun captain of the after 5-inch mount of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413) during the Battle of Samar, October 15, 1944, awarded a posthumous Silver Star for his conspicuous and gallant display of "outstanding technical skill" and "courageous initiative."

The keel of this 4100 ton guided-missile frigate was laid on March 26, 1982, at Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation's Seattle Washington Division. Carr was launched on February 26, 1983. Mrs. Goldie Carr Bensilhe, Gunners Mate Third Class Paul Henry Carr's widow, christened the ship. USS Carr was commissioned on July 27, 1985, with Cmdr. Robert J. Horne in command.

February 4, 2003 USS Carr deployed Jan. 6 and conducted a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), as part of USS Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group, in the Puerto Rican Operating Area until Feb. 4, before heading overseas in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. She returned to homeport in July after completing a six-month underway period.

May 28, 2005 FFG 52 pulled to New York City to participate in the Fleet Week '05.

November 28, USS Carr and USS Porter (DDG 78) departed Norfolk in support of the Global War on Terrorism. The two ships will participate in regional exercises with allies as a Surface Strike Group (SSG).

January 15, The Carr arrived off the coast of Monrovia, Liberia, to commemorate the presidential inauguration of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Jan. 16.

March 14, For the second time in as many months, Sailors aboard USS Carr and embarked crew of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (Light) (HSL) 44 visited the island nation of Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa March 8-10. USS Carr is on a six-month deployment and is currently operating with USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) in the waters off West Africa to support U.S. European Command Theater Security Cooperation and develop emerging partners in promoting regional stability.

August 11, The guided-missile frigate is currently underway off the East Coast hosting a Friends and Family Day Cruise.

May 21, 2007 FFG 52 is currently participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Expeditionary strike Group (ESG).

August 1, USS Carr, commanded by Cmdr. Georg Lang Jr., departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism.

August 27, USS Carr recently departed Cyprus after a four-day port visit and transited the Suez Canal on 26th.

September 26, USS Carr provided assistance to a United Arab Emirates-flagged fishing dhow in distress while conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the Central Persian Gulf.

December 19, The guided-missile frigate is currently in the Persian Gulf undergoing Unit Level Training Readiness Assessment Sustainment (ULTRA-S) evaluation.

January 25, 2008 FFG 52 returned to Norfolk after a six-month underway period.

April 26, USS Carr, commanded by Cmdr. Mark V. Metzger, pulled to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for fuel and supplies and a few days of liberty. The ship will continue its tour of the Caribbean immediately after leaving GTMO.

May 12, The Carr recently departed Port of Spain, Trinidad, after a goodwill port visit. The ship also visited Barbados May 4-7.

May 22, The guided-missile frigate participated in Caribbean Navy Days 2008 in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, May 18, to celebrate naval heritage in the region with the British, Dutch, French, Colombian and Trinidadian navies in addition to the Netherlands Antilles Coast Guard and Dutch Royal Marines.

May 24, USS Carr returned to homeport after a two-month deployment to the western Atlantic and Caribbean Sea.

February 5, 2009 FFG 52 is currently in the Atlantic Ocean as part of simulated opposition forces to USS Bataan ESG Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

April 3, USS Carr, commanded by Cmdr. Eric H. Ver Hage, departed Norfolk Naval Station for counter-narcotics deployment in the Caribbean Sea and waters off South America.

May 1, The frigate recently departed Golfito, Costa Rica, after a goodwill port visit.

August 18, USS Carr, with embarked Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (Light) (HSL) 42 Det 8, and the U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a high-speed "go-fast" vessel in the middle of the night, capturing three suspected narcotics smugglers and more than one ton of cocaine, with an estimated inport value of $22 million.

October 7, USS Carr returned home after a six-month deployment.

June 6, 2010 FFG 52 is currently participating in the Southeast Anti-Submarine Warfare Integration Training Initiative (SEASWITI) exercise 10-3, off the coast of eastern Florida.

August 30, The Carr recently concluded its participation in a two-week multinational exercise PANAMAX 2010.