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	88k	John Trippe (1785 - 1810) was born in Dorchester County, Maryland. He became a Midshipman in the U.S. Navy in April 1799 and had service afloat in the frigate Constitution and schooner Experiment during the Quasi-War with France. In 1801 and 1802 Midshipman Trippe served in the frigate President in the Mediterranean Sea. Promoted to Master in May 1803, he returned to the Mediterranean in the schooner Vixen and performed distinguished service during the war with Tripoli, commanding Gunboat Number 6 during battles off the enemy port in August and September 1804. In 1808, following promotion to Lieutenant, he was stationed at Charleston, South Carolina, and during the next year he commanded the schooner Enterprise on a voyage to the Netherlands. Lieutenant Trippe next commanded Vixen during a Caribbean cruise, beginning in May 1810. On 24 June he courageously handled a challenge by a British warship. A few weeks later, while sailing from Havana, Cuba, to New Orleans, Lieutenant John Trippe died on board Vixen. USS Trippe (DE 1075) (1970-1992) is the fourth ship named in his honor, she was preceded by the U.S. Sloop Trippe, which served on the Great Lakes in 1812-1813; DD 33 of 1911-1934; and DD 403 of 1939-1948. (U.S. Navy Historical Center photo #NH613030)		Navsource
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	87k	9 September 1970: Underway off New Orleans, La. (U.S. Navy Photo #NH74025 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)		Fred Weiss
	121k	9 September 1970: Underway off New Orleans, La. (U.S. Navy Photo #USN1146287 / #NH74025 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)
	113k	9 September 1970: Underway off New Orleans, La. (U.S. Navy Photo #NH74024 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)
	130k	19 September 1970: U.S. Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C. - The crew prepares to board the ship during her commissioning ceremony, held at Pier "Alfa" of the shipyard. (Photographed by Commander Sixth Naval District Photo Lab.; U.S. Navy Photo #NH99651 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)
	128k	4 February 1972: Underway in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo #K93346)		Robert Hurst
	33k	August 1972: off the coast of northern South Vietnam - Photographer was Marc Lecroix, an Army helicopter pilot, flying by in a Huey at the time.		Pete Harlem
	177k	late 1974: the Atlantic Ocean - The escort ship USS Trippe (DE 1075) underway, after she had been fitted with an enlarged helicopter hangar. This image was received from Trippe's Commanding Officer on 6 December 1974. (U.S. Navy photo #NH 99654 from the collections of the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command)		Robert Hurst
	178k	February 1975: Underway after being fitted with an enlarged helicopter hangar and flight deck. (U.S. Navy Photo #USN1160984 from the U.S. Naval Photographic Center)		Fred Weiss
	164k	1977: Trippe enroute to Greece. The ship had torn a hole in her sonar dome when she hit a submerged metal rod pulling into a pier in Mombassa, Kenya. We had to travel 5 knots all the way to Greece to put the ship in dry dock in order to repair it. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of  PH3 Michael E. Grider)		Robert Hurst
	122k	February 1978: Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico - The escort ship USS Trippe's SH-2F helicopter on its side on the ship's flight deck after a crash. (U.S. Navy photo #1172866)
	167k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, P.R. - The frigates USS Jesse L. Brown (FF 1089) and Trippe are at their pier while loading operations take place in preparation for exercise UNITAS XX. Jesse L. Brown is tied up behind the Forrestal. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09472 by PH2 J. Vinson from the Defense Visual Information Center)		Navsource
	97k	1 June 1979: An SH-2 Seasprite light airborne multi-purpose system (LAMPS) helicopter is taking off from the frigate Trippe. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09564 by PH2 K. Brewer from the DVIC)		Bill Gonyo
	86k	1979 (exact date unknown): Roosevelt Roads, P.R. - A port quarter view of Trippe as the ship gets underway for exercise UNITAS XX. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-82-09475 by PH2 J. Vinson from the DVIC)		Navsource
	182k	1979 (exact date unknown): A port quarter view of Trippe during Phase 0 of exercise UNITAS XX. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-82-09484 by PH2 K. Brewer from the DVIC)
	164k	1979 (exact date unknown): A starboard quarter view of Trippe during Phase 0 of exercise UNITAS XX. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-82-09485 by PH2 K. Brewer from the DVIC)
	131k	1979 (exact date unknown): A starboard quarter view of Trippe during exercise UNITAS XX. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-82-09489 by PH2 K. Brewer from the DVIC)
	156k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): A port quarter view of the frigates Trippe on the left and Jesse L. Brown on the right. Note the Argentine aircraft carrier Veinticinco De Mayo (V-2) in the background. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09726 by PH2 K. Brewer from the DVIC)
	168k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): A starboard bow view of the docked frigates Trippe, left, and Jesse L. Brown, right. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09754 by PH2 K. Brewer from the DVIC)
	166k	1979 (exact date unknown): A port beam view of Trippe underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09537 by PH2 J. Vinson from the DVIC)
	130k	circa June-October 1979: Underway off Porto de Heirro, Venezuela, while participating in exercise UNITAS XX. (U.S. Navy photo from the Naval Historical Center #NH99655 by PH2 K. Brewer)		Fred Weiss
	154k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): A distant view of Trippe as a crewman looks out from the deck of the guided missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 45). (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09516 by PH2 K. Brewer from the DVIC)		Navsource
	143k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): A bow view of the ships involved in exercise Unitas XX. From left to right, Dewey, the frigates Jesse L. Brown and Trippe. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09584 by PH2 K. Brewer from the DVIC)
	168k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): A starboard quarter view of the Unitas XX ships after their arrival in port during the exercise. From left to right, the frigates Trippe, Jesse L. Brown and the guided missile destroyer Dewey. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09712 by PH2 J. Vinson from the DVIC)
	207k	undated (Official USN photo)		Wendell R. McLaughlin, Jr.
	91k	1983 (exact date unknown): An aerial port beam view of Trippe underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-84-00630 from the DVIC)		Navsource
	127k	1983: An aerial starboard bow view of Trippe underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-84-00631 by PH1 Jeff Hilton from the DVIC)
	188k	1 August 1984: Trippe comes alongside the battleship USS Iowa (BB 61) to refuel. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-03487 by PH1 Jeff Hilton from the DVIC)
	192k	1 August 1984: Crewmen from Iowa, foreground, and Trippe fall into ranks prior to manning replenishment stations. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-85-05410 by PH1 Jeff Hilton-, from the DVIC)
	100k	circa 1985: the Atlantic Ocean - The frigate USS Trippe (FF 1075) underway, after being fitted with a bow bulwark and the 20mm Close-In Weapons System. (U.S. Navy photo #NH 99656 from the collections of the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command)		Robert Hurst
	128k	3 March 1985: the Atlantic Ocean - Trippe passing close aboard USS Underwood (FFG 36) while transiting the Atlantic for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea.		Carl T. Orbann Executive Officer USS Underwood (FFG 36)
	136k	3 March 1985: the Atlantic Ocean - Trippe opens the distance after passing Underwood.
	110k	4 April 1985: the Mediterranean Sea - Trippe and Underwood operating together during a towing exercise.
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	118k	1985: A port view of Trippe underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-88-00271 by PH1 Musi from the DVIC)		Navsource
	168k	5 February 1987: A starboard quarter view of Trippe underway off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-04833 by PH1 Ron Beno from the DVIC)
	32k	April 1987: Med Cruise		Ron Baldwin SN
	126k	14 July 1990: Naval Station Norfolk, Va. - The frigates USS Bowen (FF 1079), left, USS Trippe (FF 1075), center, and USS Glover (FF 1098) lie tied up at Pier 7. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-11101 by Don S. Montgomery, USN (ret.) from the DVIC)		Navsource
	111k	14 July 1990: Naval Station Norfolk - The frigates USS Bowen (FF 1079), left, USS Trippe (FF 1075), center, and USS Glover (FF 1098) lie tied up at Pier 7. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-11102 by Don S. Montgomery from the DVIC)
	142k	undated - ex-USS Trippe, in Greek Navy service as HS Thraki (F457), she took her new name from the Greek region of Thrace. (from the Hellenic Navy's website)		Panagiotis Moschovitis
	121k	undated - Thraki prepares to tie up. (from the Hellenic Navy's website)
	121k	A series of photos taken from a movie showing Thraki's final moments. (from the Hellenic Navy's website)

Trippe Memorabilia
Navy Times Ship in the Spotlight © Mario DeMarco Courtesy of Mike Smolinski	Charleston NavalShipyard News Article (9/18/1970) Courtesy of Robert Hall

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