J.A.G (S06E12), Collision Course
United States
USS Monroe Smith (FFG-63)
Oliver Hazzard Perry Class Frigate
Details as per the real ships
Note: Footage used to represent the ship is that of the USS John A. Moore (FFG-19) also featured in the Season Three episode 'Tiger, Tiger' and the Season Five episode 'Rogue'. In this episode fog and darkness effects are used to alter the footage. Hood notes that both pennants FFG-62 & 63 appear on cap badges in his 'List of Fictional Warships'. Careful watching of the episode only showed FFG-63 on the crew caps.
Turkey
TCG Gelibolu (Ex-?)
Gearing Class Destroyer
No other details provided.
Note: Footage used to represent the ship is that of the USS Carpenter (DD-825), a Gearing Class Destroyer transferred to Turkey as the TCG Anittepe (D-347) in 1981 (The pennant number '825' is clearly visible in the footage.). In 1999 the Oliver Hazzard Class Frigate USS Reid (FFG-30) was transferred to the Turkish navy as the TCG Gelibolu (F-493) which clashes with the name assigned. Season Six of JAG aired in 2000, the episode may have been shot before this latter transfer was announced.
Greece
HS Naxos (Ex-?)
Knox Class Frigate
Details as per the real ships
Note: This ship is represented by footage of USS Robert E. Peary (FF-1073) a ship transferred to Taiwan as the Chi Yang (FF-932) in 1992. Three Knox Class Frigates (HS Ipiros (F456) (ex-USS Connole (FF-1056)), Makedonia (F-458) (ex-USS Vreeland (FF-1068)), Thraki (F457) (ex-USS Trippe (FF-1075))) were transferred to Greece in 1992, this would be a fictional fourth. While no crew caps are shown the ship's crest is depicted.
Note: The 1992 'TCG Muavenet Incident' in which an accidentally fired pair of Sea Sparrow missiles from the USS Saratoga (CV-60) struck the TCG Muavenet (DM-357) (Ex-USS Gwin (DM-33), a Robert H. Smith Class Destroyer) is referenced in the episode and may have been the inspiration for it.
