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U.S.S. SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON
(FFG-13)PAINT TILL U DROP
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USS SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON (FFG-13) - an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
In Commission 1980 to 2002FFG-13 Deployments - Major Events
Add a FFG-13 Shellback Initiation | Add a FFG-13 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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DEC | 1978 | - | Keel Date: 4 DEC 1978 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
JUL | 1979 | - | Launch Date: 14 JUL 1979 | ||
OCT | 1980 | - | Commissioned: 11 OCT 1980 | ||
JUN | 1983 | - | JUL | 1983 | Grenada |
APR | 1984 | - | NOV | 1984 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
SEP | 1987 | - | SEP | 1987 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
JUN | 1992 | - | AUG | 1992 | Great Lakes |
JUN | 1995 | - | AUG | 1995 | Great Lakes |
JUN | 1998 | - | SEP | 1998 | Great Lakes |
JUL | 2000 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 JUL 2000 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JUL | 2001 | - | DEC | 2001 | SNFL |
APR | 2002 | - | Decommissioned: 10 APR 2002 |
FFG-13 General Specifications
Complement: 15 Officers and 190 Enlisted
Displacement: 4100 tons
Length: 453 feet
Beam: 45 feet
Draft: 22 feet
Flank Speed: over 29 knots
Final Disposition: Sold to Turkey on 11 April 2002 renamed TCG Gokova (F 496)