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U.S.S. KAUFFMAN
(FFG-59)ALWAYS IN THE LEAD
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USS KAUFFMAN (FFG-59) - an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate
In Commission 1987 to PresentFFG-59 Deployments - Major Events
Add a FFG-59 Shellback Initiation | Add a FFG-59 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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APR | 1985 | - | Keel Date: 8 APR 1985 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
MAR | 1986 | - | Launch Date: 29 MAR 1986 | ||
JAN | 1987 | - | JAN | 1987 | Guantanamo Bay |
FEB | 1987 | - | Commissioned: 28 FEB 1987 | ||
MAY | 1989 | - | NOV | 1989 | Mediterranean |
MAY | 1989 | - | OCT | 1989 | Mediterranean |
JAN | 1990 | - | FEB | 1990 | Baltic Sea Cruise |
MAY | 1991 | - | OCT | 1991 | Desert Storm |
MAY | 1991 | - | SEP | 1991 | Desert Shield |
MAY | 1993 | - | OCT | 1993 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
JAN | 1998 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 JAN 1998 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
FEB | 1998 | - | AUG | 1998 | Mediterranean |
MAR | 2000 | - | SEP | 2000 | Mediterranean |
JUL | 2002 | - | JAN | 2003 | Mediterranean |
NOV | 2006 | - | MAY | 2007 | West Africa |
APR | 2008 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 APR 2008 - Atlantic Ocean |
FFG-59 General Specifications
Class: Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate
Named for: Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman and Rear Admiral Draper
Complement: 15 Officers and 190 Enlisted
Displacement: 4100 tons
Length: 453 feet
Beam: 45 feet
Flank Speed: 29+ knots
Range: 5 000 Nautical Miles