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Vice Admiral James Laurence Kauffman (1887 - 1963): Born in Ohio on 18 April 1887, he attended Pennsylvania Military College, the Army and Navy
Preparatory School, and graduated in 1908 from the U.S. Naval Academy. Holding a variety of command billets during World War I, he commanded the gunboat Ranier, was
Executive Officer of destroyer Caldwell, and was advanced to Lieutenant Commander on 01 January 1918. He next commanded destroyer Jenkins (DD 42). During
his career, Adm. Kauffman spent more time in command, and more time at sea, than any other officer of his time. At the end of the war, Kauffman returned to the U.S. and commissioned
USS Barney (DD 149) as CO. In November 1920, he became the Executive Officer of the new Radio Division of the Bureau of Engineering. In May 1923, he became Naval Aide / Flag
Secretary to Adm. S. S. Robinson, C-in-C, U.S. Fleet. In June 1925, he was selected to the rank of Commander and assigned to the U.S. Naval Mission to Brazil. Appointed Captain in 1936,
he served as CO of Memphis, and then the shipyard at Mare Island. In 1941, Radm. Kauffman was sent by Pres. Roosevelt to establish and command a Naval Operating Base in Iceland.
In 1942, he commanded the Gulf Sea Frontier, which included the Gulf of Mexico north to the shore of the Carolinas. Kauffman then became the senior member of the Allied Anti-Submarine Survey
Board. Moving to the Pacific in 1943, he commanded all the Pacific Fleet's cruisers, destroyers and frigates, 401 ships with 150,000 men. In October 1944, he reported to Gen'l Douglas McArthur
as Commander Philippine Sea Frontier. In May of 1946, Vadm. Kauffman returned home and was assigned to duty as the Commandant of the Fourth Naval District, where he remained until he retired
in 1949. His second career began the day he retired and became the first President of Jefferson Medical College and Jefferson Medical Center, a position he retained for 10 years. He was
married to the former Elizabeth Kelsey Draper for nearly 54 years. Their daughter, Elizabeth Louise, married Prescott S. Bush, Jr. Their son, Radm. Draper Laurence Kauffman, married the
former Margaret C. Tuckerman.
Rear Admiral Draper Laurence Kauffman (1911 - 1979): Born on 04 August 1911, Draper L. Kauffman graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1933. Poor eyesight denied him a commission in
the regular Navy. Employed by the United States Line Steamship Company, his travels in Europe alerted him to the danger of Nazi Germany. In February 1940, he joined the American Volunteer
Ambulance Corps in France. On 16 June, he was captured by the Germans and held prisoner for two months. Released in August, he made his way to England and was commissioned a sub-Lieutenant
in the British Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, rising to Lieutenant. At the height of the Blitz on London (1940 - 41), he served as a bomb and mine disposal officer, and achieved a high degree
of proficiency in bomb disposal techniques. Securing a U.S. Naval Reserve commission a month before Pearl Harbor, he was rushed to Hawaii after the Japanese attack, and there disarmed an
enemy bomb, the first to be recovered intact for study. After establishing bomb disposal schools for the Navy and the Army. Lcdr. Kauffman in 1943 organized the Navy's first demolition
units - later to be known as Underwater Demolition Teams. After commanding all UDTs in the invasion of Saipan, Tinian and Guam, Commander Kauffman planned and directed UDTs operations at
Iwo Jima and Okinawa. His first postwar assignment came in February 1946 when he was assigned to JTF One, the organization which conducted Operation CROSSROADS, the atomic bomb tests at
Bikini Atoll. Later under the CNO, as head of the Defense and Protection Section, he established the U.S. Navy Radiological Safety School, and aided in setting-up a comparable school for
the Army. In 1954, Capt. Kauffman served in the Strategic Plans Division under the CNO, and in 1955 was appointed Aide to Secretary of the Navy, Thomas S. Gates, Jr. In July of 1960, he
was selected as Rear Admiral. In 1962, he became Chief of the Strategic Plans and Policy Division. In 1965, he became the 44th Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, serving for three
years. His next assignment was as the Commander of the U.S. Naval Forces in the Philippines, and Representative of the C-in-C, Pacific, a billet once filled 25 years earlier by his father.
On 01 June 1973, Adm. Kauffman retired from the Navy. Rear Admiral Kauffman married the former Margaret Cary Tuckerman on 01 May 1943. They had three children: Margaret Cary,
Draper Laurence, Jr., and Edith Kelsey.
USS Kauffman (FFG 59) (1987-2015) was the first ship to be named in their honor.
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08 April 1985: Bath, Me. - Officials of Bath Iron Works and Navy official gather for a group photograph during the keel laying ceremony for the guided
missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59).
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-04962 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
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24 July 1985: Bath, Me. - An elevated view of the hull of Kauffman at 40 percent completion of construction.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-06621 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the DVIC) |
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02 August 1985: Bath, Me. - A bow view of the hull of Kauffman at 60 percent completion.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-06625 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the DVIC) |
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29 March 1986: Bath, Me. - Mrs. Elizabeth Kauffman Bush, the daughter of Vadm. James L. Kauffman and ship's sponsor, stands with a bouquet in front Kauffman.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-06639 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the DVIC) |
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29 March 1986: Bath, Me. - Mrs. Elizabeth Kauffman Bush, the ship's sponsor, and Matron of Honor Mrs. M. Carey Kauffman, left, the daughter of Radm.
Draper L. Kauffman, stand in front of Kauffman during its launching.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-06645 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the DVIC) |
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29 March 1986: Bath, Me. - Mrs. Elizabeth Kauffman Bush, the ship's sponsor, prepares to christen Kauffman.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-06640 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the DVIC) |
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29 March 1986: Bath, Me. - A port bow view of Kauffman waterborne and accompanied by tugs, shortly after being launched.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-06644 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the DVIC) |
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11 September 1986: Bath, Me. - A starboard quarter view of Kauffman at 80 percent completion of construction.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-06668 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the DVIC) |
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11 September 1986: Bath, Me. - The stern of Kauffman at 80 percent completion of construction.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-06669 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the DVIC) |
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15 December 1986: Bath, Me. - A port bow view of Kauffman underway on the Kennebec River en route to sea trials.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-00113 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the DVIC) |
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15 December 1986: Bath, Me. - A starboard view of Kauffman as it passes Civil War era Fort Popham on the Kennebec River en route to sea trials.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-00117 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the DVIC) |
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15 December 1986: Bath, Me. - A starboard quarter of Kauffman as it passes the old Fort Popham on the Kennebec River en route to sea trials.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-00115 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the DVIC) |
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15 December 1986: Bath, Me. - A port bow view of Kauffman on the Kennebec River en route to sea trials.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-00116 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the DVIC) |
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15 December 1986: Bath, Me. - A starboard bow view of Kauffman on sea trials.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-00119 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the DVIC) |
Jennifer Hammontree-Jones |
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15 December 1986: on sea trials
(Photo by Bath Iron Works, A General Dynamics Company) |
Bill Gonyo
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15 December 1986: the Atlantic Ocean - A port bow view of the guided missile frigate Kauffman underway during sea trials prior to its commissioning.
(U.S. Navy photo ID #330-CFD-DN-SC-90-04968 from the United States National Archives) |
Bob Hurst
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15 December 1986: Bath, Me. - An elevated port quarter view of Kauffman underway during sea trials prior to its commissioning.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-04978 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the DVIC) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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15 December 1986: Bath, Me. - A port bow view of Kauffman underway during sea trials prior to its commissioning.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-04971 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the DVIC) |
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28 February 1987: Bath, Me. - Sponsor Elizabeth Kauffman Bush, left, daughter of Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman and sister of Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman,
and M. Carey Kauffman, matron of honor and daughter of Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman, arrive for the commissioning of the guided missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59).
Both Vadm. and Radm. Kauffman are being honored as the ship's namesakes.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-04984 by PH3 Zopf from the DVIC) |
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28 February 1987: Bath, Me. - Guests stand by as a Marine Corps color guard parades the colors during the commissioning of Kauffman.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-04988 by PH3 Zopf from the DVIC) |
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28 February 1987: Bath, Me. - An elevated view of guests attending the commissioning of Kauffman.
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28 February 1987: Bath, Me. - Crew members go aboard the ship in single file during the commissioning of Kauffman.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-04990 by PH3 Zopf from the DVIC) |
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Igancio F. Lopez
Spanish Navy (Ret.) |
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undated, taken at Malaga, Spain |
Javier B. Iturbe
Spanish Navy (Ret.) |
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01 June 1987: Newport, R.I. - An overall view of the Naval Reserve Maintenance Facility. Naval ships tied up at the pier are, left to right: the
frigate USS Connole (FF 1056), the destroyer USS
Edson (DD 946), flagship of the commander, Naval Surface Group Four; and Kauffman.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-07739 by Don S. Montgomery from the DVIC) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
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07 October 1988: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - A view of Kauffman pulling into the harbor.
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07 October 1988: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - Spectators watch as Kauffman pulls into the harbor. Kauffman is among eight US Navy
warships here participating in Navy Appreciation Week sponsored by the Navy League.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-89-02333 by PH2 Alan Elliott from the DVIC) |
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07 October 1988: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - Kauffman, escorted by a commercial tug, enters the port at the beginning of Navy Appreciation Week.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-00375 by PH2 Alan Elliott from the DVIC) |
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07 October 1988: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - A power boat captained by a member of the Naval Surface Weapons Center dive team makes its way between a civilian
pleasure boat and the guided missile frigate Kauffman as Kauffman arrives to take part in Navy Appreciation Week. Kauffman is one of eight
Navy ships participating in the week's activities, which are being sponsored by the local Navy League chapter.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-00376 by PH2 Alan Elliott from the DVIC) |
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04 August 1989: Sevastopol USSR - Kauffman and the Soviet guided missile cruiser Slava tied up in the harbor. Thomas S.
Gates and Kauffman are making the second goodwill visit to a Soviet port since World War II.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-00333 by JO1 Kip Burke)
*** Feature Page for Kauffman's Sevastopol, USSR Visit (43 photos) ***
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27 June 1990: Gdynia, Poland - Passersby stop to look at Kauffman as the vessel stands moored to a pier during its port call.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-93-04627 by PH3 Stephen Batiz)
*** Feature Page for Kauffman's Gdynia, Poland Visit (27 photos) ***
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04 August 1995: Villefranche, France - Kauffman photographed while on a port visit to Villefranche. |
Carlo Martinelli
Genoa, Italy |
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25 April 2002: At sea aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) - Kauffman rides alongside the aircraft carrier
George Washington in a battlegroup formation for a photo exercise. Washington, homeported in
Norfolk, Va., is conducting an integrated training exercise in the Caribbean Sea.
(U.S. Navy photo #0020425-N-1082Z-002 by PHAN Jason R. Zalasky from the Navy News Stand) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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26 August 2002: Souda Bay, Crete - Kauffman arrives for a brief port visit to Souda Bay. Kauffman is homeported in Mayport, Fla.,
and is operating on a six month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
(U.S. Navy photo #020826-N-0780F-001 by Paul Farley from the Navy News Stand) |
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28 November 2002: At sea with USS Kauffman (FFG 59) - The 28th "long hull" version in the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates and one of the last
U.S. Navy frigates built in the 20th century, Kauffman steams with the Abraham Lincoln Battle Group on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting combat missions in support
of Operation Enduring Freedom.
(U.S. Navy photo #021128-N-8794V-003 from the Navy News Stand) |
Fred Weiss |
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15 January 2005: Atlantic Ocean - Kauffman comes alongside the amphibious assault ship USS
Kearsarge (LHD 3) during a replenishment at sea. The Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group and the 26th
Marine Expeditionary Unit are participating in an Expeditionary Strike Group Exercise in preparation for their upcoming scheduled deployment.
(U.S. Navy photo #050115-N-5313A-017 by PHAN Sarah E. Ard from the Navy News Stand) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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5 April 2005: Atlantic Ocean - The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48),
foreground, the guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), center, and Kauffman, conduct
steering maneuvers in the Atlantic Ocean. The USS Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
(U.S. Navy photo #050405-N-2382W-009 by PHAN Finley Williams from the Navy News Stand) |
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18 April 2006: Atlantic Ocean - Kauffman sails alongside the Military Sealift Command underway replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha
(T-AO 196) and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) as she prepares to conduct a replenishment at sea. Wasp is currently conducting routine operations
off the East Coast.
(U.S. Navy photo #060418-N-3527B-068 (DN-SD-07-02631) by PH3 Timothy Bensken from the Navy News Stand) |
Fred Weiss |
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29 October 2006: Atlantic Ocean - Guided-missile frigate Kauffman steams through the Atlantic Ocean. Kauffman is underway to assist
the Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group during their Composite Training Unit Exercise. The Bataan ESG is off the coast with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit based out of Camp Lejeune NC, prior
to an upcoming regularly scheduled deployment.
(U.S. Navy photo #061029-N-8154G-194 by MC3 Jeremy L. Grisham from the Navy News Stand) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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27 November 2006: Norfolk, Va. - The tugboat Karen Moran, Wilmington, Del., and sister tugboat nudge Kauffman from her berth at
Naval Station Norfolk, Va., as she prepares to depart as part of Surface Strike Group 07-1 for a six-month deployment in support of maritime security operations.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SD-07-25739 (061127-N-1713L-040) by MC2 Lolita Lewis from the DVIC) |
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06 March 2007: São Tomé and Príncipe - Kauffman arrives off the coast of the African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe to conduct a four-day
port visit. The frigate, based out of Norfolk, Va., is currently deployed to the Gulf of Guinea to strengthen maritime partnerships.
(U.S. Navy photo #070306-N-4657D-006 by MC2 Anthony Dallas from the Navy News Stand) |
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24 February 2008: the Atlantic Ocean - Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) watch as the guided-missile frigate USS
Kauffman (FFG 59) receives fuel during a fuel replenishment at sea. Washington is conducting carrier qualifications and flight deck certification before changing
homeport to Yokosuka, Japan, where she will relieve the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the Navy's only forward deployed aircraft carrier.
(U.S. Navy photo #080224-N-7282P-010 by MCSN Phillip Pavlovich from the Navy News Stand) |
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18 April 2008: the Pacific Ocean - The guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) steams alongside the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS
George Washington during a refueling at sea. George Washington departed Norfolk en route to Yokosuka, Japan, where she will replace the aircraft carrier USS
Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier.
(U.S. Navy photo #080418-N-7047S-001 by MC3 Ian Schoeneberg from the Navy News Stand) |
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23 April 2009: The Atlantic Ocean - The guided-missile frigate Kauffman is underway with, from left, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter
Thetis (WMEC 910), the Chilean Navy frigate Almirante Blanco Encalada (FF-15), and the Brazilian Navy frigate BNS Constituicao (F42) during
UNITAS Gold, the 50th iteration of the longest-running multinational maritime exercise in the world. Naval units from the U.S. are participating in several realistic tactical training
scenarios with maritime forces from Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay off the coast of Florida April 20-May 5.
(U.S. Navy photo #090423-N-1580K-110 by MC2 Ron Kuzlik from the Navy News Stand) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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17 June 2009: The Pacific Ocean - A surfaced Peruvian submarine is underway with the guided-missile frigate Kauffman during a multi-national
group sail involving the Peruvian and U.S. navies. Kauffman is deployed with Southern Seas 2009, part of the U.S. Southern Command-led Partnership of the Americas mission focusing on
strengthening relationship in the Southern Command area of Focus.
(U.S. Navy photo #090617-N-4879G-517 by MC3 Patrick Grieco from the Navy News Stand) |
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13 July 2009: Arica, Chile - Sailors assigned to the guided-missile frigate Kauffman cast off mooring lines to get underway from Arica, Chile.
Kauffman is on a four-month deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean as part of Southern Seas 2009 supporting the U.S. Southern Command Partnership of the Americas. Southern
Seas focuses on training exercises, military to military engagements, and theater security cooperation engagements to enhance relationships with partner nations in the region.
(U.S. Navy photo #090713-N-7092S-030 by MC2 Brandon Shelander from the Navy News Stand) |
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05 May 2010: Riga, Latvia - The guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman is pierside in Riga, Latvia during a port visit. Kauffman
is in Latvia conducting theatre security corporation operations.
(U.S. Navy photo #100505-N-9815L-001 by MCC Michael Lewis from the Navy News Stand) |
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07 May 2010: St. Petersburg, Russia - Sailors assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) lower the accommodation ladder as
Russian sailors help from the pier. Kauffman is in St. Petersburg to participate in the commemoration of the 65th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.
(U.S. Navy photo #100507-N-8288P-027 by MC2 William Pittman from the Navy News Stand)
*** Feature Page for Kauffman's St. Petersburg, Russia Visit (9 photos) ***
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15 July 2010: Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands - USS Kauffman on a port visit to the Azore Islands. Note the weapon platform over the old Mk 13
launcher base. |
Carlos Manuel Estrela
Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands |
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23 December 2010: Norfolk, Va. - The guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) returns to Naval Station Norfolk after a six-month deployment to
the U.S. 5th and 6th fleet areas of responsibility. Kauffman conducted counter-piracy operations.
(U.S. Navy photo #101223-N-5292M-037 by MC1 Julie Matyascik from the Navy News Stand) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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23 December 2010: Norfolk, Va. - Family and friends cheer as the guided-missile frigate Kauffman returns to Naval Station Norfolk after a
six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th fleet areas of responsibility. Kauffman conducted counter-piracy operations.
(U.S. Navy photo #101223-N-5292M-080 by MC1 Julie Matyascik from the Navy News Stand) |
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25 May 2011: New York City, N.Y. - Kauffman transits the Hudson River during Fleet Week 2011 parade of ships. Fleet Week has been New York
City's celebration of the sea services since 1984. It is an opportunity for citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen, as
well as see first-hand, the latest capabilities of today's maritime services.
(U.S. Navy photo #110525-N-PS473-068 by MC2 Eric S. Garst from the Navy News Stand) |
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25 August 2011: Norfolk, Va. - The guided-missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47) passes the guided-missile frigate Kauffman as it departs Naval
Station Norfolk ahead of Hurricane Irene. Vice Adm. Daniel Holloway, commander of U.S. 2nd Fleet, ordered all ships in the Hampton Roads area to set Sortie Condition Alpha. Ships in the area
are departing early Thursday morning, Aug. 25. Irene's current track indicates it will pass off the North Carolina and Virginia coasts late Saturday as a Category 3 hurricane.
(U.S. Navy photo #110825-N-YF306-048 by MC2 Aaron Chase from the Navy News Stand) |
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09 January 2015: Norfolk, Va. - The guided-missile frigate Kauffman departs Naval Station Norfolk for its final deployment. Kauffman
will operate in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility and support U.S. Southern Command. Kauffman's final deployment also marks the last scheduled deployment by any
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate and, in September, the ship will be the last operationally-active frigate to decommission.
(U.S. Navy photo #150109-N-CE241-069 by MC3 Laura Hoover from the Navy News Stand) |
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09 January 2015: Norfolk, Va. - Family members watch as Kauffman departs Naval Station Norfolk for its final deployment. Kauffman
will operate in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility and support U.S. Southern Command.
(U.S. Navy photo #150109-N-CE241-084 by MC3 Laura Hoover from the Navy News Stand) |
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09 April 2015: The Panama Canal - The guided-missile frigate Kauffman enters the eastern gates of the Panama Canal during a straits transit.
(U.S. Navy photo #150409-N-IG780-134 by MC3 Shane A. Jackson from the Navy News Stand) |
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10 April 2015: The Panama Canal - The guided-missile frigate Kauffman transits the Panama Canal. Kauffman is underway in support
of Operation Martillo, a joint operation with the U.S. Coast Guard and partner nations within the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility.
(U.S. Navy photo #150410-N-IG780-186 by MC3 Shane A. Jackson from the Navy News Stand) |
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18 September 2015: Norfolk, Va. - Plankowners and crew of the guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) man the rails as part of the ship's
decommissioning ceremony. Kauffman is the final operational Oliver Hazard-Perry class frigate to decommission.
(U.S. Navy photo #150918-N-IG780-034 by MC2 Shane A. Jackson from the Navy News Stand) |
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18 September 2015: Norfolk, Va. - Three-year old great-great grandson of Adm. Draper Kauffman receives the Navy Jack from Ens. Tyler Sellmer after it
was lowered for the last time aboard the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59). After 28 years of service and more than 20 deployments, Kauffman's
decommissioning leaves USS Simpson (FFG 56) as the Navy's last Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate.
(U.S. Navy photo #150918-N-MV682-054 by MC2 Jamie V. Cosby from the Navy News Stand) |
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18 September 2015: Norfolk, Va. - Plankowners and crew depart the guided-missile frigate Kauffman for the final time during the ship's
decommissioning ceremony. Kauffman is the final operational Oliver Hazard-Perry class frigate to decommission.
(U.S. Navy photo #150918-N-IG780-212 by MC2 Shane A. Jackson from the Navy News Stand) |
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04 May 2016: Philadelphia, Pa. - "Quintuplets" berthed at the Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Philadelphia Naval Yard. From right, to left we see USS
Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58); USS Elrod (FFG 55); USS Kauffman
(FFG 59); USS Simpson (FFG 56); and one unidentified FFG with her number painted out.
(Photo by Bestbudbrian) |
Bob Hurst
Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
England, United Kingdom |
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