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8 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). (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-04962 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
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24 July 1985: Bath ME - An elevated view of the hull of Kauffman at 40 percent completion of construction. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-06621 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the DVIC) |
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2 August 1985: Bath ME - A bow view of the hull of Kauffman at 60 percent completion. (US 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. (US 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. (US 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. (US 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, after being launched. (US 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. (US 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. (US 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. (US 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 an old fort on the Kennebec River en route to sea trials. (US 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 an old fort on the Kennebec River en route to sea trials. (US 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. (US 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. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-00119 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the DVIC) |
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15 December 1986: on sea trials (photo by Bath Iron Works, A General Dynamics Company) |
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15 December 1986: Bath ME - An elevated port quarter view of Kauffman underway during sea trials prior to its commissioning. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-04978 by Bath Iron Works, Inc. from the DVIC) |
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15 December 1986: Bath ME - A port bow view of Kauffman underway during sea trials prior to its commissioning. (US 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. (US 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. (US 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. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-04995 by PH3 Zopf from the DVIC) |
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28 February 1987: Bath ME - Crew members go aboard the ship in single file during the commissioning of Kauffman. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-04990 by PH3 Zopf from the DVIC) |
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1 June 1987: Newport RI - 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. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-07739 by Don S. Montgomery from the DVIC) |
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7 October 1988: Fort Lauderdale FL - A view of Kauffman pulling into the harbor. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-89-02334 by PH2 Alan Elliott from the DVIC) |
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7 October 1988: Fort Lauderdale FL - 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. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-89-02333 by PH2 Alan Elliott from the DVIC) |
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7 October 1988: Fort Lauderdale FL - Kauffman, escorted by a commercial tug, enters the port at the beginning of Navy Appreciation Week. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-00375 by PH2 Alan Elliott from the DVIC) |
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7 October 1988: Fort Lauderdale FL - 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. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-00376 by PH2 Alan Elliott from the DVIC) |
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4 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. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-00333 by JO1 Kip Burke)
*** Feature Page for Kauffman's Sevastopol, USSR Visit ***
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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. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-93-04627 by PH3 Stephen Batiz)
*** Feature Page for Kauffman's Gdynia, Poland Visit ***
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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. The Washington, homeported in Norfolk, Va., is conducting an integrated training exercise in the Caribbean Sea. (US Navy photo #0020425-N-1082Z-002 by PHAN Jason R. Zalasky from the Navy News Stand) |
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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. (US 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. (US Navy photo #021128-N-8794V-003 from the Navy News Stand) |
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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. (US Navy photo #050115-N-5313A-017 by PHAN Sarah E. Ard from the Navy News Stand) |
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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. (US Navy photo #050405-N-2382W-009 by PHAN Finley Williams from the Navy News Stand) |
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25 September 2005: Norfolk VA - Damage Controlman 2nd Class James Baysden holds his new daughter for the first time, following his the return to Naval Station Norfolk, aboard the guided-missile frigate Kauffman. Kauffman completed a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terror. (US Navy photo #050925-N-8720O-010 by JOSN Christopher Okula 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. (US Navy photo #060418-N-3527B-068 (DN-SD-07-02631) by PH3 Timothy Bensken from the Navy News Stand) |
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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. (US Navy photo #061029-N-8154G-194 by MC3 Jeremy L. Grisham from the Navy News Stand) |
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27 November 2006: Norfolk VA - The tugboat Karen Moran, Wilmington DE, 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. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SD-07-25739 (061127-N-1713L-040) by MC2 Lolita Lewis from the DVIC) |
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6 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. (US 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. (US 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. (US Navy photo #080418-N-7047S-001 by MC3 Ian Schoeneberg from the Navy News Stand) |
