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U.S.S. NICHOLAS
(FFG-47)CARRYING ON A PROUD TRADITION
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USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) - an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
In Commission 1984 to PresentFFG-47 Deployments - Major Events
Add a FFG-47 Shellback Initiation | Add a FFG-47 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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SEP | 1982 | - | Keel Date: 27 SEP 1982 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
APR | 1983 | - | Launch Date: 23 APR 1983 | ||
MAR | 1984 | - | Commissioned: 10 MAR 1984 | ||
AUG | 1986 | - | FEB | 1987 | Mediterranean |
AUG | 1986 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 AUG 1986 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
APR | 1988 | - | OCT | 1988 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
JAN | 1991 | - | JAN | 1993 | Desert Storm |
JUL | 1991 | - | FEB | 1992 | Desert Shield |
JAN | 1992 | - | MAY | 1992 | Desert Storm |
MAR | 1995 | - | MAY | 1995 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
MAR | 2013 | - | MAR | 2013 | Decommisioning |
FFG-47 General Specifications
Class: Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Named for: Major Samuel Nicholas
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