USS Ouellet
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USS Ouellet (FF-1077) was a Knox-class frigate of the United States Navy. Ouellet was the first and only (as of January 2014) ship of the U.S. Navy to bear the name of Seaman David George Ouellet, a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor. The vessel was one of a class of frigates specifically designated to locate and destroy enemy submarines. The ship entered service in 1970 and was decommissioned in 1993. Ouellet was sold to Thailand in 1996 and renamed HTMS Phutthaloetla Naphalai.
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USS Ouellet (FF-1077) | |
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United States | |
Name | Ouellet |
Namesake | David George Ouellet |
Ordered | 22 July 1964 |
Builder | Avondale Shipyard, Bridge City, Louisiana |
Laid down | 15 January 1969 |
Launched | 17 January 1970 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Chester J. Ouellet |
Acquired | 3 December 1970 |
Commissioned | 12 December 1970 |
Decommissioned | 6 August 1993 |
Stricken | 11 January 1995 |
Identification | FF-1077; Call Sign = NDNR |
Fate | Transferred to Thailand |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Knox-class frigate |
Displacement | 3,232 tons (4,212 full load) |
Length | 438 ft (134 m) |
Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
Draught | 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m) |
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Speed | over 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Complement | 18 officers, 267 enlisted |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 electronics warfare system |
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Aircraft carried | 1 x SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter |
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Quick Facts History, Thailand ...
Phutthaloetla Naphalai in June 2008 | |
History | |
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Thailand | |
Name | Phutthaloetla Naphalai |
Namesake | King Buddha Loetla Nabhalai (Rama II) |
Acquired | 27 November 1996 |
Commissioned | 1997 |
Decommissioned | 1 April 2015 |
Identification | F-462 |
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