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U.S.S. KOELSCH
(FF-1049)VALOR - VERSATILITY
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USS KOELSCH (FF-1049) - a Garcia class frigate
In Commission 1968 to 1989FF-1049 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a FF-1049 Shellback Initiation | Add a FF-1049 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1964 | - | Keel Date: 19 FEB 1964 at Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City MI | ||
| JUN | 1965 | - | Launch Date: 8 JUN 1965 | ||
| MAR | 1967 | - | DEC | 1968 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| AUG | 1968 | - | DEC | 1968 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| OCT | 1968 | - | Commissioned: 19 OCT 1968 | ||
| APR | 1969 | - | JUN | 1969 | North Atlantic |
| JUN | 1972 | - | DEC | 1972 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 1973 | - | MAY | 1974 | Indian Ocean - Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 1974 | - | OCT | 1974 | NATO Standing Forces |
| APR | 1974 | - | AUG | 1974 | Dry Dock - Yards Charleston SC |
| JAN | 1976 | - | FEB | 1976 | Guantanamo Bay |
| APR | 1976 | - | OCT | 1976 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| APR | 1976 | - | OCT | 1976 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1977 | - | MAR | 1977 | Guantanamo Bay |
| JUL | 1977 | - | DEC | 1977 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1978 | - | MAY | 1979 | Dry Dock |
| JUL | 1979 | - | AUG | 1979 | Guantanamo Bay |
| SEP | 1979 | - | MAY | 1980 | Dry Dock |
| NOV | 1979 | - | JUN | 1980 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JUL | 1980 | - | JUL | 1980 | Mariel Boatlift Patrol |
| SEP | 1980 | - | APR | 1981 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| FEB | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 FEB 1981 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1981 | - | AUG | 1981 | UNITAS |
| FEB | 1982 | - | JUL | 1982 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| OCT | 1982 | - | OCT | 1982 | Dry Dock |
| AUG | 1984 | - | APR | 1985 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1986 | - | FEB | 1986 | Space Shuttle Challenger |
| MAR | 1986 | - | NOV | 1986 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| JUL | 1987 | - | DEC | 1987 | Central America-Pacific TS deployment |
| JAN | 1988 | - | JUN | 1988 | Regular Overhaul- Bath Iron Works Portland ME |
| MAY | 1989 | - | Decommissioned: 31 MAY 1989 | ||
FF-1049 General Specifications
Class: Garcia class frigate
Named for: John Kelvin Koelsch
Complement: 16 Officers and 231 Enlisted
Displacement: 2624 tons
Length: 414 feet 6 inches
Beam: 44 feet 1 inches
Flank Speed: 27 knots
Range: 4 000 nautical miles
Final Disposition:Sold to Trusha Investments Pte. Ltd c/o Jacques Pierot Jr. & Sons Inc. of New York City for 625824 Scrapped in Hong