USS Estocin (FFG-15)
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USS Estocin (FFG-15), ninth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Captain John Michael Estocin (1931–1967). Ordered from Bath Iron Works on 27 February 1976 as part of the FY76 program, Estocin was laid down on 2 April 1979, launched on 3 November 1979, and commissioned on 10 January 1981. Decommissioned and stricken on 4 April 2003, Estocin was on the same day transferred to Turkey as that nation's TCG Göksu (F 497).
Estocin (FFG-15) was the first ship of that name in the US Navy.
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
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