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U.S.S. STEPHEN W. GROVES
(FFG-29)DIRIGO
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USS STEPHEN W. GROVES (FFG-29) - an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
In Commission 1982 to PresentFFG-29 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a FFG-29 Shellback Initiation | Add a FFG-29 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP | 1980 | - | Keel Date: 16 SEP 1980 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
| APR | 1981 | - | Launch Date: 4 APR 1981 | ||
| APR | 1982 | - | Commissioned: 17 APR 1982 | ||
| OCT | 1983 | - | APR | 1984 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| JUN | 1985 | - | DEC | 1985 | STANNAVFORLANT (SNFL) |
| NOV | 1985 | - | NOV | 1985 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| JAN | 1987 | - | AUG | 1987 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAY | 1987 | - | MAY | 1987 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| SEP | 1989 | - | OCT | 1989 | Hurricane Hugo Humanitarian - Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands |
| JUN | 1990 | - | Shellback Initiation - 9 JUN 1990 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1990 | - | DEC | 1990 | UNITAS |
| AUG | 1990 | - | Shellback Initiation - 3 AUG 1990 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1990 | - | Shellback Initiation - 3 AUG 1990 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1990 | - | Shellback Initiation - 3 AUG 1990 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1992 | - | SEP | 1992 | STANAVFORMED/MED RED |
| SEP | 1993 | - | FEB | 1994 | Caribbean |
| JAN | 1994 | - | JAN | 1997 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| MAR | 1994 | - | AUG | 1994 | Desert Shield |
| AUG | 1996 | - | FEB | 1997 | Middle Eastern Forces |
| JUN | 1999 | - | DEC | 1999 | SNFL / STANAVFORLANT Europe |
| APR | 2001 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 APR 2001 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 2002 | - | Shellback Initiation - 9 JAN 2002 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| APR | 2006 | - | OCT | 2006 | South America |
| JUN | 2006 | - | Shellback Initiation - 4 JUN 2006 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 2007 | - | MAY | 2008 | South America |
| MAY | 2011 | - | Shellback Initiation - 3 MAY 2011 - Indian Ocean | ||
| FEB | 2012 | - | FEB | 2012 | Decommisioning |
FFG-29 General Specifications
Class: Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Named for: Ensign Stephen W. Groves (1917-1942)
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