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USS Estocin (FFG-15), ninth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Captain John Michael Estocin (1931–1967). Ordered from Bath Iron Works on 27 February 1976 as part of the FY76 program, Estocin was laid down on 2 April 1979, launched on 3 November 1979, and commissioned on 10 January 1981. Decommissioned and stricken on 4 April 2003, Estocin was on the same day transferred to Turkey as that nation's TCG Gosku (F 497) .

Estocin (FFG-15) was the first ship of that name in the US Navy.


Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
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