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USS Julius A. Furer

USS Julius A. Furer (FFG-6) was a Brooke-class frigate in the United States Navy.

History
United States
NameUSS Julius A. Furer
NamesakeJulius A. Furer
Ordered24 May 1963
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down12 July 1965
Launched22 July 1966
Acquired3 November 1967
Commissioned11 November 1967
Decommissioned31 January 1989
Stricken2 February 1994
FateDisposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration, 28 March 1994
General characteristics
Class and typeBrooke-class frigate
Displacement3,426 tons full
Length414 ft (126 m)
Beam44 ft (13 m)
Draft14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed27.2 knots (50.4 km/h; 31.3 mph)
Range4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)
Complement14 officers, 214 crew
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carriedSH-2 Seasprite

Julius A. Furer was launched 22 July 1966 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; and sponsored by Mrs. Julius A. Furer, widow of Rear Admiral Julius A. Furer. She was commissioned on 11 November 1967 at the Boston Naval Shipyard.

Pakistan service edit

Julius A. Furer was decommissioned on 31 January 1989, and leased to Pakistan as PNS Badr and returned in 1993. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 2 February 1994, and disposed of by Navy title transfer to the United States Maritime Administration, 28 March 1994.

Ship awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ "USS Julius A. Furer (DEG 6)". Destroyer Escort Photo Archive. Navsource Online.


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