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U.S.S. CURTS

(FFG-38)

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USS CURTS (FFG-38) - an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate

In Commission 1983 to Present

FFG-38 Deployments - Major Events

Add a FFG-38 Shellback Initiation Add a FFG-38 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUL1981-Keel Date: 1 JUL 1981
at Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro CA
MAR1982-Launch Date: 6 MAR 1982
OCT1983-Commissioned: 8 OCT 1983
DEC1987- Shellback Initiation - 10 DEC 1987 - Pacific Ocean
FEB1988-AUG1988West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
NOV1993-MAR1994West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
FEB1996-Shellback Initiation - 12 FEB 1996 - Pacific Ocean
JUN1999-FEB2000Caribbean
MAR2001-AUG2001CARAT
MAR2003-AUG2003CARAT
MAR2003-Shellback Initiation - 29 MAR 2003 - Pacific Ocean
MAY2003-OCT20032003 CARAT

FFG-38 General Specifications

Class: Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate

Named for: Admiral Maurice Curts

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

Final Disposition:Naval Reserve Force Active