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U.S.S. VANDEGRIFT

(FFG-48)

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USS VANDEGRIFT (FFG-48) - an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate

In Commission 1984 to Present

FFG-48 Deployments - Major Events

Add a FFG-48 Shellback Initiation Add a FFG-48 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
OCT1981-Keel Date: 13 OCT 1981
at Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle WA
OCT1982-Launch Date: 15 OCT 1982
NOV1984-Commissioned: 24 NOV 1984
APR1987- Shellback Initiation - 26 APR 1987 - Indian Ocean
JUL1988- Shellback Initiation - 14 JUL 1988 - Indian Ocean
APR1992-OCT1992Desert Storm
SEP1992-Shellback Initiation - 15 SEP 1992 - Pacific Ocean
SEP1992-Shellback Initiation - 21 SEP 1992 - Pacific Ocean
JUN1996-DEC1997West Pac

FFG-48 General Specifications

Class: Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate

Named for: General Alexander A. Vandegrift

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