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U.S.S. KLAKRING
(FFG-42)FREEDOM THROUGH VIGILANCE
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USS KLAKRING (FFG-42) - an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
In Commission 1983 to PresentFFG-42 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a FFG-42 Shellback Initiation | Add a FFG-42 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1982 | - | Keel Date: 19 FEB 1982 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
| SEP | 1982 | - | Launch Date: 18 SEP 1982 | ||
| JUN | 1983 | - | NOV | 1983 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| AUG | 1983 | - | Commissioned: 20 AUG 1983 | ||
| DEC | 1983 | - | MAY | 1993 | Desert Storm |
| JUN | 1985 | - | DEC | 1985 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JUN | 1987 | - | DEC | 1987 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 1989 | - | JAN | 1993 | Desert Shield |
| JUN | 1993 | - | DEC | 1993 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1996 | - | DEC | 1996 | Mediterranean |
| JUL | 2000 | - | DEC | 2001 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 2007 | - | OCT | 2007 | Panama Canal |
| APR | 2007 | - | OCT | 2007 | South America |
FFG-42 General Specifications
Class: Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Named for: Rear Admiral Thomas B. Klakring
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