Name Brooke Ordered 4 January 1962 Acquired 7 March 1966 Construction started 19 December 1962 Length 119 m | Namesake John Mercer Brooke Laid down 19 December 1962 Commissioned 12 March 1966 Launched 19 July 1963 Range 7.408 million m | |
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Builder Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company | ||
USS Brooke (FFG-1) was the lead ship of her class of guided missile frigates in the United States Navy from 1962-1988. She was named for John Mercer Brooke.
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Laid down on 19 December 1962 by Lockheed Ship Building, Brooke was launched on 19 July 1963 and commissioned on 12 March 1966. Originally designated DEG-1, she was redesignated FFG-1 in 1975. She served in the Pacific Fleet and was homeported in San Diego, California.
Fate
Following decommissioning in 1988, she was transferred to Pakistan on 1 February 1989. Renamed Khaibar, she was returned to the United States on 14 November 1993 and sold for scrap on 29 March 1994.
As of 2005, no other ship in the United States Navy has been named Brooke.
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