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USS Kauffman (FFG 59)

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Name
  
Kauffman

Laid down
  
8 April 1985

Construction started
  
8 April 1985

Length
  
138 m

Builder
  
Bath Iron Works

Awarded
  
28 October 1982

Commissioned
  
28 February 1987

Launched
  
29 March 1986

Beam
  
14 m

USS Kauffman (FFG-59) USS Kauffman FFG59 AntiSubmarine Warfare ASW Frigate Warship

Namesake
  
Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman

Sponsored by
  
Elizabeth Kauffman Bush

USS Kauffman (FFG-59), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman (1887–1963) and his son, Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman (1911–1979), both experts in sub-surface naval missions.

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Kauffman was laid down on 8 April 1985 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 29 March 1986; sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth Kauffman Bush, the daughter of Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman and sister of Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman; and commissioned on 28 February 1987 at Bath, Maine, Commander John C. Dranchak, USN in command.

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As of 2012, Kauffman is captained by Commander William K. Shafley, III, USN, homeported at NS Norfolk, Virginia, and assigned to Destroyer Squadron 22.

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Kauffman deployed for the final time on 8 January 2015. She was decommissioned on 18 September 2015.

History

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Note: the milestones are extracted from the official command histories and no other sources. The set of command histories available is not complete, resulting in the partial record following.

1988

  • 6 January – 28 May: 4100 ton modifications by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine.
  • 12 August: BM3 Kerekgyarto died instantly when the Slewing Arm Davit broke from its mount and fell on him.

    • 1989

  • 7 April: Commander Ronald C. Bogle, USN relieves Commander John C. (30 knot)Dranchak, USN
  • 31 May – 10 November: Maiden deployment, Med 3–89
  • 4—7 August: Sevastopol, USSR port visit
  • October: Sixth Fleet "Hook'em" Award for best ASW platform in Sixth Fleet AO in 1989
  • 13 September – 3 October: NATO exercise Display Determination-89

    • 1990

  • 9 January: presented with Battle 'E'
  • 15 January – 15 March: ships restricted availability, #1A gas turbine engine and the Mk. 75 76mm gun mount are replaced
  • 8–15 June: BALTOPS-90

    • 1991

  • 5 April: Commander James H. Chapman Jr., USN relieves Commander Ronald C. Bogle, USN
  • 26 April – 26 October: deployment, MEF 2–91
  • 4 June – 16 September: Middle East Force (MEF) operations in the Persian Gulf

    • 1992

  • 6 January – 21 February: counter narcotic operations, Caribbean Sea
  • towed a vessel that had lost propulsion 250 nautical miles (460 km; 290 mi) to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
  • rescued the crew from the stricken 237 feet (72 m) coastal freighter Ramsli just before she sank
  • 2 August – 23 October: Ships Restricted Availability (Drydock), by Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine
  • 15 September: presented with Battle 'E'
  • 18 December: Commander James F. Deppe, USN relieves Commander James H. Chapman Jr., USN

    • 1993

  • 11 March – 8 September: deployed, Med 2–93
  • 29 April – 18 June: Operation Deny Flight in the Adriatic Sea, Operation Maritime Guard
  • 22 June – 17 August: Maritime Interdiction Operations enforcing United Nations sanctions against Iraq, North Red Sea
  • 7 November: provided assistance to the Argentine frigate ARA Granville (P-33) while in port at Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico
  • 9 November – 6 December: counter drug operations, Caribbean Sea

    • 1994

  • 13 May – 3 June: Maritime Interception Operations enforcing United Nations sanctions against Haiti
  • 6 June: Homeport shift from Newport, Rhode Island to Norfolk, Virginia
  • 1 July – 1 August: Operation Support Democracy, Haiti with 3 US Army OH-58 Kiowa helicopters
  • 5—6 July: rescued 787 migrants from Haitian waters, transported to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
  • 20—21 July: towed the Motor Vessel Valerie I from the south coast of Haiti to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
  • 9 September: Commander David F. Britt, USN relives Commander James F. Deppe, USN

    • 1996

  • 24 April: completion of an extended ships restricted availability period beginning September 1995, including installation of Mod 6 to the Mk 92 Guided Missile Fire Control System
  • 8 July – 24 August: counter drug operations, Caribbean Sea
  • 20 September: Commander John A. Kunert, USN relives Commander David F. Britt, USN
  • 10—31 December: Operation Carib Shield – counter drug operations, Caribbean Sea

    • 1997

  • 1—17 January: Operation Carib Shield – counter drug operations, Caribbean Sea
  • 4 March – 24 June: ships restricted availability (drydock) by Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Company

    • 1998

  • 6 March: Commander George J. Karol II, USN relieves Commander John A. Kunert, USN
  • 13 March – 11 September: deployed, Med (originally tasked to Middle East Force)
  • 12 October – 11 December: planned restricted availability

    • 1999

  • 27 August: Commander Rigoberto Sáez-Ortiz, USN relieves Commander George J. Karol, USN
  • 15—18 September: sortied for Hurricane Dennis

    • 2004

  • 15 July – 22 September: ships restricted availability, installed Mk 53 "Nulka" Decoy Launching System (DLS)
  • 31 August: Commander Kenneth A. Krogman, USN relieves Commander John P. Gelinne, USN

    • Commanding officers

    Note: unless otherwise referenced, information has been sourced from the official command histories.

  • 28 February 1987 – 7 April 1989: Commander John C. Dranchak, USN
  • 7 April 1989 – 5 April 1991: Commander Ronald C. Bogle, USN
  • 5 April 1991 – 18 December 1992: Commander James H. Chapman Jr., USN
  • 18 December 1992 – 9 September 1994: Commander James F. Deppe, USN
  • 9 September 1994 – 20 September 1996: Commander David F. Britt, USN
  • 20 September 1996 – 6 March 1998: Commander John A. Kunert, USN
  • 6 March 1998 – 27 August 1999: Commander George J. Karol III, USN
  • 27 August 1999 – (unknown): Commander Rigoberto Sáez-Ortiz, USN
  • May 2001 (est) – 28 February 2003: Commander Mark Reagan Hagerott
  • 28 February 2003 – 31 August 2004: Commander John P. Gelinne, USN
  • 31 August 2004 – (unknown), at 30 September 2005: Commander Kenneth A. Krogman, USN
  • at 27 November 2006 and at 12 March 2007: Commander Chris Rhoden, USN
  • at 7 April 2008 and at 16 November 2008 – 8 June 2009: Commander Robert Cepek
  • 8 June 2009 – (unknown) : Commander Dale W. Maxey, USN
  • present: CCmdr. Michael Concannon, USN

    • References

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