USS Kauffman
{{Short description|1986 Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate}}
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|Ship motto=*"Toujours en Vedette"
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USS Kauffman (FFG-59), an {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate|0}} guided missile frigate, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman (1887–1963) and his son, Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman (1911–1979), both experts in sub-surface naval missions.
Kauffman was laid down on 8 April 1985 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 29 March 1986; sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth Kauffman Bush, the daughter of Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman and sister of Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman; and commissioned on 28 February 1987 at Bath, Maine.{{cite DANFS |last1=Frey |first1=Courtney |last2=Evans |first2=Mark L. |title=Kauffman (FFG-59) |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/k/Kauffman.html |date=1 October 2015 |access-date=12 January 2016}}
As of 2012, Kauffman was homeported at NS Norfolk, Virginia, and assigned to Destroyer Squadron 22.
Kauffman deployed for the final time on 8 January 2015. She was decommissioned on 18 September 2015. At the time of her decommission, she was one of only two Oliver Hazzard Perry-class ships remaining; the last Oliver Hazard Perry-class ship to be decommissioned was {{USS|Simpson|FFG-56}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=91123 |title=USS Kauffman to be Decommissioned |date=17 September 2015 |website=U.S. Navy, USS Kauffman Public Affairs |access-date=23 February 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231144033/https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=91123 |archive-date=31 December 2019}}
History
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Note: the milestones are extracted from the official command histories and no other sources. The set of command histories available is not complete, resulting in the partial record following.{{cite web |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/archives/command-operations-reports/ships/k/kauffman-ffg-59-i.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720151155/http://www.history.navy.mil/research/archives/command-operations-reports/ships/k/kauffman-ffg-59-i.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 July 2015 |title=Kauffman (FFG-59) Command Operations Reports |date=5 December 2017 |website=Naval History and Heritage Command |access-date=23 February 2019}}
- 6 January – 28 May: 4100 ton modifications by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine.
- 12 August: a sailor died instantly when the Slewing Arm Davit broke from its mount and fell on him.
- 31 May – 10 November: Maiden deployment, Med 3–89
- 4–7 August: Port visit to Sevastopol, Soviet Union
- October: Sixth Fleet "Hook'em" Award for best ASW platform in Sixth Fleet AO in 1989
- 13 September – 3 October: NATO exercise Display Determination-89
- 9 January: presented with Battle 'E'
- 15 January – 15 March: ships restricted availability, #1A gas turbine engine and the Mk. 75 76mm gun mount are replaced
- 8–15 June: BALTOPS-90
- 27–30 June: Gdynia, Poland port visit
- 26 April – 26 October: deployment, MEF 2–91
- 4 June – 16 September: Middle East Force (MEF) operations in the Persian Gulf
- 6 January – 21 February: counter narcotic operations, Caribbean Sea
- towed a vessel that had lost propulsion {{convert|250|NM|km mi}} to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
- rescued the crew from the stricken {{convert|237|ft|m|0}} coastal freighter Ramsli just before she sank
- 2 August – 23 October: Ships Restricted Availability (Drydock), by Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine
- 15 September: presented with Battle 'E'
- 11 March – 8 September: deployed, Med 2–93
- 29 April – 18 June: Operation Deny Flight in the Adriatic Sea, Operation Maritime Guard
- 22 June – 17 August: Maritime Interdiction Operations enforcing United Nations sanctions against Iraq, North Red Sea
- 7 November: provided assistance to the Argentine frigate ARA Granville (P-33) while in port at Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico
- 9 November – 6 December: counter drug operations, Caribbean Sea
- 13 May – 3 June: Maritime Interception Operations enforcing United Nations sanctions against Haiti
- 6 June: Homeport shift from Newport, Rhode Island, to Norfolk, Virginia
- 1 July – 1 August: Operation Support Democracy, Haiti with 3 US Army OH-58 Kiowa helicopters
- 5–6 July: rescued 787 migrants from Haitian waters, transported to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
- 20–21 July: towed the Motor Vessel Valerie I from the south coast of Haiti to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
- 24 April: completion of an extended ships restricted availability period beginning September 1995, including installation of Mod 6 to the Mk 92 Guided Missile Fire Control System
- 8 July – 24 August: counter drug operations, Caribbean Sea
- 20 September: Commander John A. Kunert, USN relieves Commander David F. Britt, USN
- 10–31 December: Operation Carib Shield – counter drug operations, Caribbean Sea
- 1–17 January: Operation Carib Shield – counter drug operations, Caribbean Sea
- 4 March – 24 June: ships restricted availability (drydock) by Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
- 13 March – 11 September: deployed, Med (originally tasked to Middle East Force)
- 12 October – 11 December: planned restricted availability
- 15–18 September: sortied for Hurricane Dennis
- 15 July – 22 September: ships restricted availability, installed Mk 53 "Nulka" Decoy Launching System (DLS)
References
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- {{Naval Vessel Register|{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=FFG59}}}}
- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/k/Kauffman.html}}
External links
{{Commons category|USS Kauffman (FFG-59)}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050207200224/http://www.kauffman.navy.mil/ USS Kauffman official website]
- {{navsource|07/0759|USS Kauffman (FFG-59)}}
- [http://www.navysite.de/ffg/FFG59.HTM USS Kauffman] @ navysite.de
- [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/frigates/pages/kauffman_ffg59_page_1.htm USS Kauffman FFG-59] @ MaritimeQuest
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Category:Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates of the United States Navy