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U.S.S. DE WERT

(FFG-45)

DARING DAUNTLESS DEFIANT
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USS DE WERT (FFG-45) - an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate

In Commission 1983 to Present

FFG-45 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUN1982-Keel Date: 14 JUN 1982
at Bath Iron Works Bath ME
DEC1982-Launch Date: 18 DEC 1982
NOV1983-Commissioned: 19 NOV 1983
OCT1985-JUN1986Mediterranean
JUL1987-OCT1987UNITAS
SEP1987-Shellback Initiation - 1 SEP 1987 - Atlantic Ocean
NOV1987-NOV1987Panama Canal
JAN1988-JUN1988Desert Shield
JAN1989-JUL1989Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JAN1991-JAN1995Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JAN1994-JUN1994Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
AUG1995-JAN1996medi
JAN1997-JAN1997UNITAS
AUG1997-Shellback Initiation - 19 AUG 1997 - Pacific Ocean
AUG1998-Shellback Initiation - 15 AUG 1998 - Atlantic Ocean
JUN2001-JUN2006Middle Pacific

FFG-45 General Specifications

Class: Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate

Named for: Hospitalman Richard De Wert

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