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U.S.S. CLIFTON SPRAGUE
(FFG-16)NUNC PARATUS
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USS CLIFTON SPRAGUE (FFG-16) - an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
In Commission 1981 to 1995FFG-16 Deployments - Major Events
Add a FFG-16 Shellback Initiation | Add a FFG-16 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JUL | 1979 | - | Keel Date: 30 JUL 1979 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
FEB | 1980 | - | Launch Date: 16 FEB 1980 | ||
MAR | 1981 | - | Commissioned: 21 MAR 1981 | ||
NOV | 1982 | - | APR | 1983 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
OCT | 1983 | - | NOV | 1983 | Grenada |
JAN | 1991 | - | JAN | 1993 | Caribbean |
SEP | 1992 | - | Shellback Initiation - 25 SEP 1992 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
AUG | 1994 | - | OCT | 1994 | Haitian refugee crisis |
JUN | 1995 | - | Decommissioned: 2 JUN 1995 |
FFG-16 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: Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP)