USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13)

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	89k	Samuel Eliot Morison (9 July 1887 - 15 May 1976) was born and died in Boston MA, the city he loved. A college professor with a deep love of the sea at the beginning of WWII, he was the premier Naval Historian of the Twentieth Century by the end of it. This link is for an expanded biography of Rear Admiral Morison. USS Samuel Eliot Morison FFG-13 is the first ship named in his honor.		Robert M. Cieri
	123k	October 1980: Boston MA - Here are two photos I took of the crew of Samuel Eliot Morison rehearsing the commissioning ceremony during the week preceding the 11 October 1980 ceremony. The location is Pier 1 West at the Charlestown Navy Yard (the former Boston Naval Shipyard).		Stephen P. Carlson Preservation Specialist, Boston NHP Charlestown (Boston) Navy Yard
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	131k	11 May 1981: Bath ME - An elevated stern view of the Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigates USS Gallery (FFG-26), center, at 80 percent completion. The guided missile frigate USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13) is to the left and to the right, the USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG-29). (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-85-04593 by Bath Iron Works from the Defense Visual Information Center)		Navsource
	135k	11 May 1981: Bath ME - An elevated bow view of the Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigate USS Gallery (FFG-26), center, at 80 percent completion. The Samuel Eliot Morison is to the right and to the left, the USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG-29). (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-85-04594 by Bath Iron Works from the DVIC)
	128k	11 May 1981: Bath ME - An elevated bow view of three Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigates at Bath Iron Works Corp. Shipyard. Left to right: USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG-29) at 70 percent completion; USS Gallery (FFG-26), approximately 80 percent complete; and the Samuel Eliot Morison. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-85-04644 by Bath Iron Works from the DVIC)
	127k	11 May 1981: Bath ME - An elevated stern view of three Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigates at Bath Iron Works Corp. Shipyard. Right to left: USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG-29) at 70 percent completion; USS Gallery (FFG-26), approximately 80 percent complete; and the Samuel Eliot Morison. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-85-04645 by Bath Iron Works from the DVIC)
	132k	1 August 1982: Bath ME - A port bow view of the Samuel Eliot Morison entering port. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-10538 from the DVIC)
	102k	7 April 1984: At sea - A bow view of the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-60) underway in heavy seas while en route to the Mediterranean Sea. The Samuel Eliot Morison is off the carrier's starboard side. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-84-08949 and DN-SC-84-08948 by PH3 Lance Hilley from the DVIC)
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	180k	4 July 1987: Boston Harbor - An aerial port bow view of the Samuel Eliot Morison and a U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat escorting the 44-gun sail frigate USS Constitution during the its annual turnaround cruise in the harbor. After a 21-gun salute to the nation, the Constitution will be returned to its berth facing the opposite way to help it weather evenly and preserve the wood. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-11236 by Lt. Emmett Francois from the DVIC)
	236k	4 July 1987: Boston Harbor - An aerial port view of the Samuel Eliot Morison anchored in the harbor while serving as an escort ship during the annual turnaround cruise for the 44-gun sail frigate USS Constitution. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-11269 by Lt. Emmett Francois from the DVIC)
	141k	30 March 1988: At sea - A starboard view of the Samuel Eliot Morison underway off the coast of Puerto Rico during Exercise Ocean Venture '88. The Morison is part of the Naval Reserve Force Atlantic Fleet. The maritime prepositioning ship USNS PFC. Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK-3005) is in the background. (US Navy photo DVID #DM-ST-90-10208 from the DVIC)
	115k	30 March 1988: At sea - The Samuel Eliot Morison passes another ship near the coast of Puerto Rico during exercise Ocean Venture '88. The Morison is part of the Naval Reserve Force Atlantic Fleet. (US Navy photo DVID #DM-ST-90-10207 from the DVIC)
	118k	15 April 1995: At sea - A port side view of the Samuel Eliot Morison underway. The Morison is assigned to the Naval Reserve Force. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-96-00241 by PH3 Christian Viera from the DVIC)
	131k	10 April 2002: NavSta Norfolk VA - Turkish Sailors board the USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13) during a transfer ceremony for the guided missile frigate to the Turkish Navy as TCG Gokova (F-496). (US Navy photo #020410-N-1110A-502 by PH1 Tina M. Ackerman from the Navy Newstand)
	105k	10 April 2002: NavSta Norfolk VA - US and Turkish Sailors display their national flags during the transfer ceremony for the guided missile frigate ex-USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13). The frigate was originally commissioned 1 October 1980, and was the 7th ship in the Oliver Hazard Perry class. It was named for Rear Adm. Samuel Eliot Morison, one of America's most distinguished naval historians, who wrote more than 40 books on naval history. The frigate was transferred to the Turkish Republic as TCG Gorkova (F-496). (US Navy photo #020410-N-1110A-501 by PH1 Tina M. Ackerman from the Navy Newstand)		Fabio Peņa
	17k	The Turkish Navy frigate Gorkova. The Gorkova visited the port of Palma de Mallorca, as part of a NATO group from 15 to 19 October 2005.		Jesus Oliver

Morison Memoribilia
Commissioning Invitation Courtesy of Robert M. Cieri	Commissioning Reception Invitation Courtesy of Robert M. Cieri	Commissioning Booklet Cover Courtesy of Robert M. Cieri	Welcome Aboard Pamphlet (Circa 1984) Courtesy of Mike Smolinski	Ship's Plaque Courtesy of Mike Smolinski

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