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U.S.S. LEWIS B. PULLER

(FFG-23)

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USS LEWIS B. PULLER (FFG-23) - an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate

In Commission 1982 to 1998

FFG-23 Deployments - Major Events

Add a FFG-23 Shellback Initiation Add a FFG-23 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
MAY1979-Keel Date: 23 MAY 1979
at Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro CA
MAR1980-Launch Date: 15 MAR 1980
APR1982-Commissioned: 17 APR 1982
JUN1982-Shellback Initiation - 22 JUN 1982 - Pacific Ocean
JAN1984-AUG1984West Pac-Indian Ocean
JUL1985-Shellback Initiation - 16 JUL 1985 - Pacific Ocean
JAN1986-JUN1986West Pac
APR1992-JUL1992RIMPAC
JUL1994-DEC1994Caribbean
MAY1996-Shellback Initiation - 8 MAY 1996 - Pacific Ocean
SEP1998-Decommissioned: 18 SEP 1998

FFG-23 General Specifications

Class: Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate

Named for: Lewis B. Puller

Complement: 15 Officers and 190 Enlisted

Displacement: 4100 tons

Length: 453 feet

Beam: 45 feet

Flank Speed: over 29 knots

Range: 5 000 nautical miles

Final Disposition:Transferred to Egyptian Navy 18 September 1998