- USS Flatley (FFG-21)
USS "Flatley" (FFG-21), thirteenth ship of the "Oliver Hazard Perry" class of guided-missile
frigate s, was named for Vice AdmiralJames H. Flatley , a leading Naval Aviation tactician from World War II who flew theF4F Wildcat in theBattle of Coral Sea and subsequently commanded the VF-10 Grim Reapers taking them into combat for the first time. Ordered fromBath Iron Works on28 February 1977 as part of the FY77 program, "Flatley" was laid down on13 November 1979 , launched on15 May 1980 , and commissioned on20 June 1981 . Decommissioned on11 May 1996 , she was leased toTurkey on27 August 1998 as that nation's TCG "Gemlik" (F 492)."Flatley" (FFG-21) was the first ship of that name in the US Navy.
External links
* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/frigates/pages/flatley_ffg21_page_1.htm MaritimeQuest USS Flatley FFG-21 pages]
* [http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/FFG21.htm NVR FFG-21]
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