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U.S.S. TAYLOR
(FFG-50)PROUD DEFENDER
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USS TAYLOR (FFG-50) - an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
In Commission 1984 to PresentFFG-50 Deployments - Major Events
Add a FFG-50 Shellback Initiation | Add a FFG-50 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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MAY | 1983 | - | Keel Date: 5 MAY 1983 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
NOV | 1983 | - | DEC | 1984 | Commisioning |
NOV | 1983 | - | Launch Date: 5 NOV 1983 | ||
DEC | 1984 | - | Commissioned: 1 DEC 1984 | ||
JAN | 1987 | - | FEB | 1987 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
JAN | 1987 | - | JUN | 1987 | StaNavForLant |
JAN | 1988 | - | NOV | 1991 | Desert Shield |
APR | 1989 | - | MAY | 1992 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
JUN | 1995 | - | JUN | 1995 | BALTOPS |
OCT | 1999 | - | APR | 2000 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
FEB | 2003 | - | MAY | 2006 | Mediterranean |
FFG-50 General Specifications
Class: Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Named for: Commander Jesse J. Taylor
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