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USS 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 |
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| MAR | 1986 | Launch Date: 29 MAR 1986 | |||
| FEB | 1987 | Commissioned: 28 FEB 1987 | |||
| MAY | 1993 | - | OCT | 1993 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| FEB | 1998 | - | AUG | 1998 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 2000 | - | SEP | 2000 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 2009 | - | AUG | 2009 | UNITAS |
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








