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U.S.S. VANDEGRIFT
(FFG-48)MAKE MY DAY
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USS VANDEGRIFT (FFG-48) - an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
In Commission 1984 to PresentFFG-48 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a FFG-48 Shellback Initiation | Add a FFG-48 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCT | 1981 | - | Keel Date: 13 OCT 1981 at Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle WA | ||
| OCT | 1982 | - | Launch Date: 15 OCT 1982 | ||
| NOV | 1984 | - | Commissioned: 24 NOV 1984 | ||
| APR | 1987 | - | Shellback Initiation - 26 APR 1987 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 JUL 1988 - Indian Ocean | ||
| APR | 1992 | - | OCT | 1992 | Desert Storm |
| SEP | 1992 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 SEP 1992 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1992 | - | Shellback Initiation - 21 SEP 1992 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1996 | - | DEC | 1997 | West 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