Ordered 27 February 1976 Commissioned 11 October 1980 Construction started 4 December 1978 Builder Bath Iron Works | Laid down 4 December 1978 Decommissioned 10 April 2002 Launched 14 July 1979 | |
Name USS Samuel Eliot Morison Namesake Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison | ||
USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13), was the seventh Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate in service with the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison (1887–1976), one of America's most distinguished naval historians, who wrote more than 40 books on naval history.
Samuel Eliot Morison was the first ship of that name in the U.S. Navy.
TCG Gökova (F 496)
On 11 April 2002, Samuel Eliot Morison was decommissioned and transferred to Turkey, where she was renamed as TCG Gökova (F 496) and joined the other Oliver Hazard Perry-class vessels acquired by the Turkish Navy as G-class frigates. As of 2015, she is still in active service.
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