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USS Estocin (FFG 15)


Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - M - J - E
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Navy E Ribbon
Second Row: Navy Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal - CG Special Operations Service Ribbon


Class: Oliver Hazard Perry As Built (Short Hull)
Displacement: 2750 tons (std), 3605 tons (full)    Dimensions: 445' (oa) x 45' x 14' 9"; 24' 6" (sonar)
Armament: 1 OTO Melara 3"/62 cal. Mk 75, 1 Vulcan Phalanx CIS, 4-.50 cal. MGs,1 Mk 13 Mod 4 launcher,
4 SSM McDonnell-Douglas Harpoon missiles, 36 GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles,
6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes / Mk 46 torpedoes, 2 hangars / 1 SH-2 Seasprite LAMPS MkI helo
Machinery: 2 GE LM 2500 gas turbine engines; 41,000 shp; 1 shaft, cp propeller, 325 hp retractable propeller pods
Speed: 29 Knots    Crew: 13/206 (includes 19 air detachment)
Radars: AN/SPS-55 (surface), AN/SPS-49 (air)
Sonars: AN/SQS-56, AN/SQR-19 TACTAS (towed array)

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bath Iron Works Corp. Bath ME on 2 April 1979
Launched 3 November 1979, Commissioned 10 January 1981
Assigned to Naval Reserve Force at Philadelphia PA, 30 September 1986
Decommissioned 3 April 2003

Fate: Transferred to Turkey, 3 April 2003, renamed TCG Goksu (F-497)

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Estocin 165k 10 June 1979: Bath ME - A bow view of the guided missile frigate USS Estocin (FFG 15) under construction. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-84-02703 by Bath Iron Works, from the Defense Visual Information Center) Navsource
Estocin 315k 8 September 1980: At sea - An aerial starboard bow view of the Estocin underway during sea trials. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-83-10709 by Bath Iron Works, from the Defense Visual Information Center) Navsource
Estocin 96k 20 December 1980: Bath ME - A starboard bow view of the Estocin, USS Flatley (FFG 21), and USS Clifton Sprague (FFG 16) moored at a pier. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-86-04547 by JO1 Peter D. Sundberg, from the Defense Visual Information Center) Navsource
Estocin 78k 8 September 1981: Bath ME - An elevated stern view of two Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigates at Bath Iron Works Corp. Shipyard. The USS John L. Hall (FFG 32), at 70 percent complete, is to the right, and the Estocin, to the left. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-85-04707 by Bath Iron Works, from the Defense Visual Information Center) Navsource
Estocin 127k 8 September 1981: Bath ME - An elevated bow view of two Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigates at Bath Iron Works Corp. Shipyard. The USS John L. Hall (FFG 32), at 70 percent complete, is to the left, and the Estocin, to the right. The USS Gallery (FFG 26) is in the background. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-85-04706 by Bath Iron Works, from the Defense Visual Information Center) Navsource
Estocin 184k 26 March 1985: location unknown - A port bow view of the Estocin in port at sunset. The ship is stopping over while en route to the U.S. after a Persian Gulf deployment. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-04650 by HM2 Robert E. Wilson, from the Defense Visual Information Center) Navsource
Estocin 215k 1 October 1985: Solomons Island MD - An elevated starboard quarter view of the Estocin moored near the Elecro Magnetic Pulse Radiation Environmental Simulator for Ships I (EMPRESS I) facility. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-86-03532, from the Defense Visual Information Center) Navsource
Estocin 55k date / location unknown John Hummel
Estocin 65k October 1987: at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada © Karsten Petersen,
Middelfart, Denmark
Estocin 74k October 1987: at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada © Karsten Petersen,
Middelfart, Denmark
Estocin 172k 29 October 1988: At sea - The Estocin sails off the coast of Puerto Rico. Estocin participated in counter-narcotics training missions in the Caribbean. (US Navy photo #981029-N-0879R-001 by JO2 David Rush from Navy Newstand) Bill Gonyo
Estocin 162k 5 February 1994: NavSta Mayport FL - A port side view of the Estocin tied up to a pier at the naval station. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-94-02381 by OS2 John Bouvia, from the Defense Visual Information Center) Navsource
Estocin 184k 5 February 1994: NavSta Mayport FL - A port bow view of the Estocin tied up at a pier at the naval station. Two more Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigates are moored astern of Estocin. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-94-02382 by OS2 John Bouvia, from the Defense Visual Information Center) Navsource
Estocin 256k 20 August 1995: Hampton Roads VA - A port bow view of the Naval Reserve Force guided missile frigate Estocin entering the Hampton Roadstead upon returning to port following Hurricane Felix moving out of the area off to the east. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-95-02290 by Don S. Montgomery, from the Defense Visual Information Center) Navsource
Estocin 319k 28 January 1996: NavSta Norfolk VA - Aerial view of piers 4, 5 and 6 at the Norfolk Naval Base. The replenishment oiler USS Kalamazoo (AOR 6) is moored on the north side of pier 4. The fast combat support ship USS Supply (AOE 6) is moored at pier 5, south side of the Naval Reserve guided missile frigate Estocin aft of her. The amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2) is on the north side of the pier. The decommissioned destroyer tender Puget Sound (AD 38) is tied up on the south side of pier 6 awaiting removal to the James River Reserve Fleet. The amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) is moored on the north side with the guided missile frigate USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49). (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-97-00616 by Robert J. Sitar, from the Defense Visual Information Center) Navsource
Estocin 149k 29 October 1998: At sea - A view from onboard Estocin, showing a USN SH-3H Sea King helicopter assigned to Fleet Composite Squadron Eight (VC-8) landing on the ships flight deck. Estocin and VC-8 are participated in counter-narcotics training missions in the Caribbean Sea. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SD-04-13147 by JO2 David Rush, from the Defense Visual Information Center) Navsource
Estocin 111k 3 April 2003: NavSta Mayport FL - The crew of the Estocin departs the ship for the last time during her decommissioning ceremony. Estocin is scheduled to be transferred to the government of Turkey. Cmdr. Scott Phillpott, Estocin's commanding officer, stated that he is enthusiastic about his ship's future, saying, "The Turkish Navy is getting a fine warship. My crew has Estocin in pristine condition, and it will serve the government of Turkey proudly." (US Navy photo #030403-N-4649C-001 by PH2 Chantel Chapman, from the Navy Newstand) Navsource

USS Estocin FFG-15 History
Note: History is unavailable at this time
This class of ship was built too late to be covered by the DANFS project

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Additional Resources

USS Estocin Page on Military.Com
USS Estocin Page on Navysite
Tin Can Sailors - USS Estocin Crew Listing

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