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U.S.S. JULIUS A. FURER
(FFG-6)NULLI PRAEDO (NO PREY
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USS JULIUS A. FURER (FFG-6) - a Brooke class frigate
In Commission 1967 to 1989FFG-6 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a FFG-6 Shellback Initiation | Add a FFG-6 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUL | 1965 | - | Keel Date: 12 JUL 1965 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
| JUL | 1966 | - | Launch Date: 22 JUL 1966 | ||
| NOV | 1967 | - | Commissioned: 11 NOV 1967 | ||
| JAN | 1968 | - | APR | 1968 | Guantanamo Bay |
| JUL | 1968 | - | JAN | 1969 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1970 | - | SEP | 1970 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1972 | - | DEC | 1972 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1974 | - | AUG | 1974 | nato |
| JUN | 1976 | - | AUG | 1976 | Bi-centnnial Cruise to New York City |
| SEP | 1976 | - | MAR | 1977 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1977 | - | JUL | 1977 | queens silver jubilee cruise - british isles |
| OCT | 1977 | - | APR | 1978 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| DEC | 1977 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 DEC 1977 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1978 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 JAN 1978 - Indian Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1978 | - | NOV | 1978 | North Atlantic |
| AUG | 1979 | - | DEC | 1979 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| SEP | 1979 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 SEP 1979 - Indian Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1979 | - | JAN | 1983 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1982 | - | JAN | 1984 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1982 | - | OCT | 1982 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| DEC | 1982 | - | DEC | 1986 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| APR | 1984 | - | NOV | 1984 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 1989 | - | Decommissioned: 31 JAN 1989 | ||
FFG-6 General Specifications
Class: Brooke class frigate
Named for: Julius A. Furer
Complement: 14 Officers and 214 Enlisted
Displacement: 3426 tons
Length: 414 feet
Beam: 44 feet
Flank Speed: 27 Knots
Range: 4 000 nautical miles
Final Disposition:Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration 28 March 1994
USS JULIUS A. FURER (FFG-6)
Julius A. Furer was
launched 22 July 1966 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; and sponsored by
Mrs. Julius A. Furer, widow of Rear Admiral Julius A. Furer. Commissioned 11
November 1967.
[Note: The above USS JULIUS A. FURER (FFG-6) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS JULIUS A. FURER (FFG-6), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]