Laid down on 16 October 1962 by Bethlehem Steel of San Francisco, California, Garcia was launched on 31 October 1963 and commissioned on 21 December 1964. Originally designated DE-1040, she was redesignated FF-1040 in 1975 as part of the Navy's 1975 ship reclassification.
She served in the Atlantic Fleet and was homeported in Newport, Rhode Island, and Charleston, South Carolina.
Following her decommissioning on 31 January 1989, she was transferred to Pakistan on the same day. Renamed Saif, she was returned to the United States on 13 January 1994 and was then sold for scrap on 29 March 1994.
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 linksEdit
USS Garcia on NavSource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive
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garcia, 1040, lead, ship, class, destroyer, escort, ships, later, reclassified, frigates, united, states, navy, named, marine, private, first, class, fernando, luis, garcia, first, puerto, rican, medal, honor, recipient, historyunited, statesnameawarded22, jun. USS Garcia FF 1040 was the lead ship of her class of destroyer escort ships later reclassified as frigates in the United States Navy She was named for U S Marine Private First Class Fernando Luis Garcia the first Puerto Rican Medal of Honor Recipient USS GarciaHistoryUnited StatesNameUSS GarciaAwarded22 June 1961BuilderBethlehem Steel San Francisco CaliforniaLaid down16 October 1962Launched31 October 1963Sponsored byDaisy Garcia de AlvarezAcquired3 December 1964Commissioned21 December 1964Decommissioned31 January 1989Out of service1989Reclassified30 June 1975 Stricken31 January 1989HomeportCharleston South Carolina U S IdentificationDE 1040 1964 FF 1040 1975 Nickname s Greasy GFateScrapped 29 March 1994BadgePakistanAcquired31 January 1989Out of service1994RenamedSiafIdentificationF264General characteristicsClass and typeGarcia class frigate Formerly destroyer escort Displacement2 624 tons light Length414 ft 6 in 126 34 m Beam44 ft 1 in 13 44 m Draught24 ft 6 in 7 47 m Propulsion2 Foster Wheeler boilers 1 Westinghouse turbine 35 000 shp 26 000 kW single screwSpeed27 knots 50 km h 31 mph Complement16 officers 231 enlistedSensors and processing systemsAN SPS 40 air search radar AN SPS 10 surface search radar AN SQS 26 bow mounted sonarArmament2 single 5 in 127 mm 38 cal Mk 30 gun 1 8 tube ASROC Mk16 launcher 16 missiles 2 triple 12 75 in 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes Mk 46 torpedoes 2 MK 37 torpedo tubes fixed stern removed later Aircraft carried1 x SH 2F Seasprite LAMPS ILaid down on 16 October 1962 by Bethlehem Steel of San Francisco California Garcia was launched on 31 October 1963 and commissioned on 21 December 1964 Originally designated DE 1040 she was redesignated FF 1040 in 1975 as part of the Navy s 1975 ship reclassification She served in the Atlantic Fleet and was homeported in Newport Rhode Island and Charleston South Carolina Contents 1 Pakistan service 2 Awards Citations and Campaign Ribbons 3 References 4 External linksPakistan service EditFor other ships with the same name see PNS Saif Following her decommissioning on 31 January 1989 she was transferred to Pakistan on the same day Renamed Saif she was returned to the United States on 13 January 1994 and was then sold for scrap on 29 March 1994 Awards Citations and Campaign Ribbons Edit Navy Unit Commendation with one star Navy E Ribbon Navy Expeditionary Medal National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary MedalReferences EditK Jack Bauer and Stephen S Roberts Register of Ships of the U S Navy 1775 1990 p 243 Naval Institute Proceedings May 1995 pp 219 220 This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here This article includes information collected from theNaval Vessel Register which as a U S government publication is in the public domain The entry can be found here External links EditUSS Garcia on NavSource Online Destroyer Escort Photo Archive Photo of Garcia This article about a specific ship or boat of the United States Armed Forces is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Garcia amp oldid 1124988928, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
