USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13), was the seventh Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate in service with the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison (1887–1976), one of America's most distinguished naval historians, who wrote more than 40 books on naval history including the official history of the US Navy in World War II.
Samuel Eliot Morison was the first ship of that name in the U.S. Navy.
TCG Gökova (F 496)
On 11 April 2002, Samuel Eliot Morison was decommissioned and transferred to Turkey, where she was renamed as TCG Gökova (F 496) and joined the other Oliver Hazard Perry-class vessels acquired by the Turkish Navy as G-class frigates.
In 2013, she contributed to Operation Ocean Shield with other NATO Forces Ships in the Gulf of Aden.
As of 2019, she is still in active service.
References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
External links
- MaritimeQuest USS Samuel Eliot Morison FFG-13 pages
