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U.S.S. WADSWORTH
(FFG-9)EVEREADY
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USS WADSWORTH (FFG-9) - an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
In Commission 1980 to 2002FFG-9 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUL | 1977 | - | Keel Date: 13 JUL 1977 at Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro | ||
| JUL | 1978 | - | Launch Date: 29 JUL 1978 | ||
| APR | 1980 | - | Commissioned: 2 APR 1980 | ||
| FEB | 1982 | - | APR | 1982 | West Pac |
| APR | 1982 | - | NOV | 1982 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| OCT | 1983 | - | MAY | 1984 | West Pac |
| FEB | 1984 | - | Shellback Initiation - 12 FEB 1984 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1984 | - | Shellback Initiation - 12 FEB 1984 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1989 | - | MAR | 1990 | Brief appearance in film |
| SEP | 1989 | - | SEP | 1989 | Alaska |
| SEP | 1989 | - | NOV | 1989 | PACEX 89 Korea |
| OCT | 1991 | - | MAY | 1992 | Desert Storm |
| MAY | 1997 | - | AUG | 1997 | West Pac |
| APR | 2001 | - | SEP | 2001 | CARAT / Cobra Gold |
| JUN | 2002 | - | Decommissioned: 28 JUN 2002 | ||
FFG-9 General Specifications
Class: Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Complement: 15 Officers and 190 Enlisted
Displacement: 4100 tons
Length: 445 feet
Beam: 45 feet
Draft: 22 feet
Range: 5 000 nautical miles
Final Disposition: Transferred to Poland and renamed ORP Generał Tadeusz Kościuszko
USS WADSWORTH (FFG-9)
The
third Wadsworth (FFG-9) was laid down on 13 July 1977 at San Pedro, Calif.,
by the Los Angeles Division of the Todd
Pacific Shipyards Corp.; launched on 29 July
1978; and sponsored by Mrs. Patricia P. Roberts,
great-great-great-granddaughter of Commodore Alexander S. Wadsworth. The frigate was commissioned on 2
April 1980, Comdr. John C. Ruff in command.
[Note: The above USS WADSWORTH (FFG-9) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS WADSWORTH (FFG-9), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]