USS Brooke (FFG-1)

USS Brooke (FFG-1)

USS "Brooke" (FFG-1) was the lead ship of her class of guided missile frigates in the United States Navy from 1962-1988. She was named for John Mercer Brooke.

Laid down on December 19, 1962 by Lockheed Ship Building, "Brooke" was launched on July 19, 1963 and commissioned on March 12, 1966. Originally designated DEG-1, she was redesignated FFG-1 in 1975.

She served in the Pacific Fleet and was homeported in San Diego, California.

Fate

Following decommissioning in 1988, she was transferred to Pakistan on February 1, 1989. Renamed "Khaibar", she was returned to the United States on November 14, 1993 and sold for scrap on March 29, 1994.

As of 2005, no other ship in the United States Navy has been named "Brooke".

References

External links

* [http://www.destroyersonline.com/usndd/ffg1/ Photo of "Brooke"]
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b9/brooke-i.htm DANFS - Brooke]


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