USS Reuben James (FFG-57) - Cultural References

Cultural References

Reuben James played a significant role in Tom Clancy's 1986 novel Red Storm Rising. She appeared in the 1990 movie, The Hunt for Red October (although her appearance in the film was anachronistic, since she was commissioned about a year after the events in the film). In some scenes, Reuben James was portrayed in the film by another Oliver Hazard Perry frigate — USS Wadsworth (now ORP Generał Tadeusz Kościuszko). The ship was later featured prominently in the 2010 novel by Don Brown (author) entitled Malacca Conspiracy.

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