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USS Truett (DE 1095)

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - H - D - B

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Second Row: Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2) - Navy Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star
Third Row: Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 1 star - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

"Dedication A Dieu Et Patrie"
(Dedicated To God And Country)

Specifications:
Class: Knox
Type: SCB No. 199C / 1964
Number in Class: 46
Displacement: 3020 tons (std), 4065 tons (full)
Length: 415' (wl), 438' (oa)
Beam: 46' 9" (extreme)
Draft: 24' 9" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 Combustion Engineering 1200psi boilers; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000 shp; 1 shaft
Speed: 27 kts
Range: 4,500 nm @ 20 knots
Complement: 16 / 211
Missiles: 1 8-tube Mk25 Sea Sparrow BPDMS in DE 1052-1069, 1071-1083, 1 8-tube Mk29 NATO Sea Sparrow IPDMS in DE 1070, Harpoon missiles from modified ASROC launcher
Guns: 1 x 5"/54 cal. DP Mk 42 (600 rds)
ASW Weapons: 1 Mk16 ASROC launcher (16 missiles), 4-12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 (4x1 fixed) tubes / Mk 46 torpedos (6)
Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-40 (air), AN/SPS-58 threat warning in some ships
Sonars: AN/SQS-26CX, AN/SQS-35 IVDS in FF-1052, 1056, 1063-1071, 1073-1076, 1078-1097
Fire Control Systems: Mk68 Mod. 11/13/14 Gun FCS, Mk114 Mod 14/16 ASW FCS
Helicopter: 1 - SH-2 LAMPS Helicopter

Truett (DE 1095) Building and Operational Data:

25 August 1966: Building contract awarded to the Avondale Shipyards Corp.

27 April 1972: Keel laid at the Avondale Shipyard, Inc., Westwego, La.

03 February 1973: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. Geraldine Truett Walter

24 May 1974: Delivered to the Navy at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va.

01 June 1974: Commissioned at Norfolk, Va., Cmdr. James W. Egerton in command, assigned to Destroyer Squadron 10 at Norfolk, Va.

30 June 1975: Reclassified Frigate (FF 1095)

31 December 1991: Reclassified Training Frigate (FFT 1095), assigned to the Naval Reserve Force, Atlantic, at Norfolk, Va.

30 July 1994: Decommissioned at the Naval Station, Ingleside, Tex. after 20 years and 2 months of service; leased to Thailand, renamed HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok (F-461)

11 January 1995: Struck from the NVR

09 December 1999: Purchased by Thailand, still in service

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
0602109501	10k	Quincy H. Truett was born in Quitman, Ga., on 03 April 1932. He enlisted in the Navy on 14 September 1951 at Jacksonville, Fla., and, during the later stages of the Korean War, saw duty in destroyers John W. Thomason (DD 760) and Floyd B. Parks (DD 884). Subsequently, he served successfully in Tulare (AKA 112), Chilton (APA 38), and Tawasa (ATF 92). From 01 August 1965 to September 1966, Truett served with the Naval Support Activity, Danang, in South Vietnam. Following a tour of duty with the Key West Test and Evaluation Detachment, he trained at the Naval Amphibious Base at Coronado, Calif., in preparation for his return to Vietnam. On 13 September 1968, Chief Boatswain's Mate Truett transferred to River Patrol Flotilla 5 and joined River Division 551. On the night of 20 January 1969, his division was operating on the Kinh Dong Tien Canal. Truett was patrol officer for two of four river patrol boats escorting an armored troop carrier. The entire unit came under intense enemy fire, and the boat ahead of Truett's erupted in flames. When the blaze forced the patrol boat's crew into the water, Chief Truett ordered his own craft to the rescue. Seemingly oblivious to the enemy gunfire streaming at him, Chief Truett maintained a constant covering fire throughout the rescue of the crew of PBR 8137. Though mortally wounded, Chief Truett continued to fight until the successful completion of the rescue. Chief Truett died of his wounds that same day. For his ". . . extraordinary heroism . . ." Chief Boatswain's Mate Truett was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. USS *Truett* (DE 1095) was the first ship named in his honor.	Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Navsource DE/FF/LCS Archive Manager
0602109502	122k	undated image (Photo ©Ignacio F. Lopez)	Ignacio F. Lopez Spanish Navy (Ret.)
0602104422	140k	27 November 1975: Puerto Cabello, Venezuela - USS *William V. Pratt* (DDG 44) tied up pierside along with USS *Brumby* centre, and USS *Truett* outboard. (Photo © Karsten Peterson, Karsten is a retired professional seaman with an excellent website called Sailor, On the Blue Path of the World)	Bob Hurst Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
0602109532	229k	23 October 1976: location unknown - USS Truett (FF 1095) underway. (U.S. Navy National Archives photo #K-115799 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)	Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Navsource DE/FF/LCS Archive Manager
0602109503	63k	December 1977: at Athens, Greece	Nate Jensen Lt., USN (1976-1980)
0602109505	111k	undated image, prior to hull mod.	Nate Jensen Lt., USN (1976-1980)
0602109526	208k	date / location unknown: USS *Truett* (DE 1095) (Photo #M-51 DE-1095, from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum)	Darryl Baker PNCM, USNR (ret.) Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum
0602109504	134k	undated image, but after hull modification. (bow bulwark, bow spray strakes added)	Nate Jensen Lt., USN (1976-1980)
0602109506	73k	06 August 1982: Truett, taken by me, at Barcelona, Spain. This is a good view (in my opinion) of the modifications made to reduce deck wetness: bow bulwarks and spray-suppressing strake.	Fabio Peña Barcelona, Spain
0602109527	1012k	01 August 1983: Norfolk, Va. - An aerial port bow view of a Military Sealift Command cargo ship in dry dock at the Imperial Shipyard Docks and the frigate Truett. (U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #DN-SC-87-08412 from DefenseImagery.mil)	Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Navsource DE/FF/LCS Archive Manager
0602109711	87k	01 December 1986: Naval Station Norfolk, Va. - A bow view of the frigates USS Truett and *Moinester* (FF 1097) tied up at a pier. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DNST8706727 from the Defense Visual Information Center)
0602109528	393k	26 June 1987: Norfolk, Va. - A port bow view of the frigate Truett underway passing the Chesapeake Bay - Bridge Tunnel. (U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #DN-SC-87-08621 from DefenseImagery.mil)
0602109529	382k	26 June 1987: Norfolk, Va. - A port bow view of the frigate Truett underway passing the Chesapeake Bay - Bridge Tunnel. (U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #DN-SC-87-08622 from DefenseImagery.mil)
0602109530	503k	26 June 1987: Norfolk, Va. - A port bow view of the frigate Truett underway passing the Chesapeake Bay - Bridge Tunnel. (U.S. Navy photo VIRIN #DN-SC-87-08623 from DefenseImagery.mil)
0602109507	319k	26 June 1987: at sea - A starboard bow view of the frigate USS Truett (FF 1095) underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-87-08624 from the DVIC)
0602109531	718k	26 June 1987: A starboard bow view of the frigate USS Truett (FF 1095) underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-87-08626 by A1C McInerney from the DVIC)	Bob Hurst Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
0602109508	232k	12 August 1988: at sea - A port bow view of Truett underway with the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) battle group. The ship, which is part of Task Group 24.4, is in an 18-ship formation that is transiting the North Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-01286 by PH2 Lipski, from the DVIC)	Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Navsource DE/FF/LCS Archive Manager
0602109509	159k	01 January 1989: at sea - Truett underway, starboard bow view. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-06768 from the DVIC)
0602109510	309k	01 January 1989: at sea - Truett underway, stern view. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-06769 from the DVIC)
0602109511	161k	01 January 1989: at sea - Truett underway, port quarter view. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-06770 from the DVIC)
0602109512	178k	01 January 1989: at sea - Truett underway, port amidships view. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-06771 from the DVIC)
0602109513	166k	01 January 1989: at sea - Truett underway, closeup starboard bow view. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-06772 from the DVIC)
0602109514	270k	01 January 1989: at sea - Truett underway, starboard bow view. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-06773 from the DVIC)
0602109515	202k	01 January 1989: at sea - Truett underway, an amidships view, as seen from off the starboard bow. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-06774 from the DVIC)
0602109516	302k	01 January 1989: at sea - Truett underway, starboard quarter view. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-06775 from the DVIC)
0602109517	233k	01 January 1989: at sea - Truett underway, starboard bow view. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-06776 from the DVIC)
0602109518	155k	31 January 1989: Naval Station Norfolk, Va. - Family and friends board the Truett, which is tied up after returning to home port with the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV67) battle group. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-89-08829 by PH1 Jeff Elliot from the DVIC)
0602109519	230k	28 March 1991: Naval Station, Norfolk, Va. - A view of the bow of the Truett moored to a pier. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-08182 by Pat Jett Toombs from the DVIC)
0602109520	228k	April 2008: Chuk Samet, Southern Thailand - HTMS *Phutthayotfa Chulalok* (F-461)(ex-Truett) and HTMS *Phutthaloetla Naphalai* (F-462)(ex-*Ouellet*) are photographed while moored in port.	Raymond Davis Commander, USNR XO, MSC EPU 112
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Truett Memorabilia
Ship's Plaque Courtesy of Mike Smolinski	Navy Times Ship in the Spotlight © Mario DeMarco Courtesy of Mike Smolinski	UNITAS Patch Courtesy of Mike Smolinski	Ship's Lighter Courtesy of Nick Tiberio

Truett History
View the USS Truett (DE 1095) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.

Truett's Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

Dates of Command	Commanding Officers
1.) 01 Jun. 1974 - 12 Dec. 1975	Cmdr. James White Egerton (USNA '56) (Louisburg, N.C.)
2.) 12 Dec. 1975 - 02 Aug. 1977	Cmdr. Joseph Thomas Hock (OCS '59) (New York City, N.Y.)
3.) 02 Aug. 1977 - 15 Aug. 1980	Cmdr. Thomas Charles Lynch (USNA '64) (Lima. Oh.) (ret. as Radm.)
4.) 15 Aug. 1980 - 31 Aug. 1982	Cmdr. Jerry A. Lewis (OCS '63)
5.) 31 Aug. 1982 - 23 Jul. 1984	Cmdr. William Joseph Frigge (USNA '65) (Vincennes, Ind.)
6.) 23 Jul. 1984 - 01 Oct. 1986	Cmdr. Edward James Carlson (USNA '66) (Bronx, N.Y.)
7.) 01 Oct. 1986 - 09 Dec. 1988	Cmdr. John H. O'Neill, Jr. (USNA '68) (Wilson, N.C.)
8.) 09 Dec. 1988 - 25 Jan. 1991	Cmdr. Andrew J. Allen (prior enl. / OCS '71) (Dayton, Oh.)
9.) 25 Jan. 1991 - 25 Sep. 1992	Cmdr. David Earl Jarvis
10.) 25 Sep. 1992 - 30 Jul. 1994	Cmdr. David Paul Austin

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

None

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