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 including the official history of the US Navy in World War II.
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.
In 2013 has contributed to Operation Ocean Shield with others NATO Forces Ships in the Gulf of Aden.
As of 2019, she is still in active service.
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USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13)
References
- ^ "USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG 13)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG 13)". Navysite.de. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ ">First Turkish Perry With Mk-41 VLS On". Turkishnavy.net. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Lockheed Martin to Upgrade Ship Defense System on Turkish Navy Frigates Archived 2009-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, Lockheed Martin, 17 February 2009
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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