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U.S.S. THACH
(FFG-43)READY AND ABLE
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USS THACH (FFG-43) - an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
In Commission 1983 to PresentFFG-43 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a FFG-43 Shellback Initiation | Add a FFG-43 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 1981 | - | Keel Date: 6 MAR 1981 at Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro | ||
| DEC | 1982 | - | Launch Date: 18 DEC 1982 | ||
| MAR | 1983 | - | Commissioned: 17 MAR 1983 | ||
| AUG | 1987 | - | FEB | 1988 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| DEC | 1989 | - | JUN | 1990 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 1990 | - | JAN | 1990 | Shellback Initiations SE of Singapore |
| JUL | 1990 | - | JUL | 1992 | Desert Storm |
| MAR | 1992 | - | JAN | 1993 | Desert Storm |
| MAR | 1992 | - | JUN | 1993 | Desert Storm |
| MAY | 1992 | - | SEP | 1992 | Desert Storm |
| MAR | 2001 | - | SEP | 2001 | Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 2003 | - | JUL | 2003 | Iraqi War |
| JUL | 2011 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 JUL 2011 - Pacific Ocean | ||
FFG-43 General Specifications
Class: Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Named for: Admiral John Thach
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