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John Smith Thach was born in Pine Bluff, Ark. on 19 April 1905 and graduated the U.S. Naval Academy in 1927. Designated a Naval Aviator early in 1930, he received
several flight assignments over the next decade and gained a reputation as an expert in aerial gunnery. During the early 1940s, while commanding Fighting Squadron Three, Thach developed the
fighter combat technique that came to be known as the "Thach Weave", a tactic that enabled the generally mediocre performing U.S. fighters to hold their own against the Japanese "Zero".
Lcdr Thach led "Fighting Three" from USS Lexington (CV 2), and from USS Yorktown (CV 5) during the June 1942 Battle of Midway. After a period of instructing other
pilots in combat tactics, Commander Thach became Operations Officer to Vice Admiral John S. McCain's fast carrier task forces, and was present at the Japanese Surrrender on 2 September 1945.
Thach served in several air training staff assignments during the later 1940s. He commanded USS Sicily (CVE 118) in action during the Korean War and USS Franklin D. Roosevelt
(CVA 42) in 1953-54. Attaining flag rank in 1955, he held a number of important assignments, including command of the antisubmarine development unit Task Group Alpha in 1958-59. Rising to full
Admiral over the next decade, Admiral Thach was Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe, from March 1965 until shortly before his retirement in May 1967. He died on 15 April 1981.
USS Thach (FFG 43) is the first ship named in his honor.
(U.S. Navy photos #80-G-K-14025 and #NH 96873 from the US Naval Historical Center) |
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Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
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12 November 1983: San Pedro, Cal. - An elevated port bow view of Thach under construction at Todd Pacific Shipyards. The ship is 90 percent complete.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-84-03082 by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
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12 November 1983: San Pedro, Cal. - An elevated port quarter view of Thach under construction at Todd Pacific Shipyards. The ship is 90 percent complete.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-84-03083 by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the DVIC) |
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10 January 1984: The Pacific Ocean - A port beam view of Thach underway during sea trials.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-84-04977 by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the DVIC) |
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10 January 1984: The Pacific Ocean - An elevated starboard bow view of Thach underway during sea trials.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-84-04978 by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the DVIC) |
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10 January 1984: The Pacific Ocean - An aerial starboard bow view of Thach underway during sea trials.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-84-07900 by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the DVIC) |
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10 January 1984: The Pacific Ocean - A port bow view of Thach underway during sea trials.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-84-04979 by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the DVIC) |
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10 January 1984: The Pacific Ocean - An aerial starboard beam view of Thach underway during sea trials.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-84-07907 by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the DVIC) |
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10 January 1984: The Pacific Ocean - An aerial starboard view of Thach underway during sea trials.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-84-07903 by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the DVIC) |
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10 January 1984: The Pacific Ocean - An aerial port bow view of Thach underway during sea trials.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-84-07904 by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the DVIC) |
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10 January 1984: The Pacific Ocean - An aerial starboard quarter view of Thach underway during sea trials.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-84-07905 by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the DVIC) |
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10 January 1984: The Pacific Ocean - An aerial port quarter view of Thach underway during sea trials.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-84-07906 by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the DVIC) |
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17 March 1985: San Pedro, Cal. - A view of the bow of Thach during an inclining test.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-86-10031 by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the DVIC) |
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17 March 1985: San Pedro, Cal. - A starboard amidships view forward of Thach during an inclining test.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-86-10032 by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the DVIC) |
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17 March 1985: San Pedro, Cal. - A starboard amidships view aft of Thach during an inclining test.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-86-10033 by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the DVIC) |
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17 March 1985: San Pedro, Cal. - A view of the stern of Thach during an inclining test.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-86-10034 by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. from the DVIC) |
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01 May 1987: The Persian Gulf - Crew members stand by at the refueling station of Thach during an underway replenishment with
the replenishment oiler USS Kansas City (AOR 3).
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-88-02720 by PH1 Chuck Mussi from the DVIC) |
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Thach underway, with an SH-60B helicopter on her landing platform, circa late 1980s or early 1990's.
(U.S. Navy photo #96874 from the U.S. Naval Historical Center) |
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24 May 1991: Yokosuka, Japan - The amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) is moored to a
pier following arrival in port. Thach and other U.S. Navy ships are moored directly across from Blue Ridge which has just returned from deployment in the Persian Gulf
area during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DNST9200408 by Ens. Jeff Hill from the DVIC) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
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March to May 1995: Yokosuka, Japan - Thach on SRA at Naval Ship Repair Facility, Yokosuka. |
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OS3, FFG 43
Jul. 1994 - Nov. 1997 |
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late 1995: Sagami-Wan, Japan - This photo was taken in front of Mount Fuji, off the Miura Peninsula, while the ship was conducting local operations. I don't
remember the exact date, but I was the Junior Officer of the Deck and had the conn for the picture. We had a two-helo detachment onboard, which was unusual. One helo took the picture
while the other was hovering over the flight deck. The same group of folks also set up the missile shot picture. I was OOD at the time and was serving as ordnance officer. The picture
posted is of our shot at the low-flying sub-sonic drone, which we hit. ---Patrick M. McDermott |
Tom Kermen
Beaverton, Ore. |
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09 January 1996: A Standard missile roars off the forward launcher of Thach heading toward an incoming target drone during a missile test
exercise in the South China Sea.
(U.S. Navy photo) |
Fred Weiss |
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January 1996: Hong Kong - Thach makes liberty at the Crown Colony. |
Peter Cole
OS3, FFG 43
Jul. 1994 - Nov. 1997 |
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July 1996: Taken from Thach liberty boat while at Penang, Malaysia. |
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1996: Bahrain - Thach and Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) tied up together. |
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September 1997: Thach at White Beach, Okinawa. |
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1997: Thach on a port visit in South Korea. |
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1997: Thach in port at Yokosuka, Japan. |
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November 1997: Yokosuka Japan - Thach getting underway. |
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1997: missile offload |
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26 March 2001: the Pacific Ocean - Port bow view of Thach underway in the South Pacific Ocean.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SD-03-11160 by PH1 Anthony C. Casullo from the DVIC) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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08 June 2001: Arabian Gulf - USS Thach comes alongside the aircraft carrier USS
Constellation (CV 64) for an underway refueling exercise. Constellation and Thach were on deployment in the Arabian Gulf supporting
Operation Southern Watch.
(U.S. Navy photo #010608-N-0295M-002 by PH2 Daniel J. McLain from the Navy News Stand) |
Bill Gonyo
Downey, Cal. |
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08 June 2001: As in above photo.
(U.S. Navy photo #010608-N-0295M-001 by PH2 Daniel J. McLain from the Navy News Stand) |
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05 September 2001: The Pacific Ocean - An HH-60H Seahawk from the "Golden Falcons" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine/Combat Search and Rescue Squadron Two (HS-2)
flies past USS Thach.
(U.S. Navy photo #010905-N-7949W-004 by PH2 Daniel N. Woods from the Navy News Stand) |
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02 November 2002: San Diego, Cal. - The guided missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) passes by the San Diego skyline, with her crew "manning the rail," as she departs
on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Thach is part of the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV 64) Battle Group.
(U.S. Navy photo #021102-N-0226M-001 by PHCS Mahlon K. Miller from the Navy News Stand) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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02 November 2002: USS Thach stands by off a San Diego pier as it is ready to deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
(U.S. Navy photo from ComNavSurfPac Public Affairs) |
Jason Heavner
JO2(SW), USN |
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29 November 2002: At sea aboard USS Constellation (CV 64) - The Military Sealift Command Ship USNS
Pecos (T-AO 197) provides fuel and supplies to the USS Thach (FFG 43)
while conducting an underway replenishment in the Pacific Ocean. Thach is part of the Constellation Battle Group which is currently on
a regularly scheduled six-month deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
(U.S. Navy photo #021129-N-4142G-043 by PH2 Felix Garza, Jr. from the Navy News Stand) |
Bill Gonyo
Downey, Cal. |
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19 December 2002: Central Command Area of Responsibility - The U.S. Navy guided missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) as she cruises in
the Arabian Gulf. Thach is in the Central Command Area of Responsibility on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment in support of UN Sanctions against Iraq.
(U.S. Navy photo #021219-N-5319A-001 by PH1 Brian Aho from the Navy News Stand) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
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23 March 2003: The Arabian Gulf - The guided missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) steams along as a helicopter lands on its flight deck is support of Operation
Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein.
(U.S. Navy photo #030325-N-4142G-013 by PH2 Felix Garza, Jr. from the Navy News Stand) |
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23 March 2003: The Arabian Gulf - The U.S. Navy frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) comes alongside the USS Constellation (CV 64).
Thach is conducting missions with the Constellation battle group in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational
coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein.
(U.S. Navy photo #030325-N-4142G-017 by PH2 Felix Garza, Jr. from the Navy News Stand) |
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02 June 2003: Naval Station San Diego, Calif. - The guided missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) returns to her homeport of Naval Station
San Diego, Calif., following an extended deployment in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Family and friends await the
Thach’s return on the pier.
(U.S. Navy photo #030602-N-9214D-042 by PH3 Juan E. Diaz from the Navy News Stand) |
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11 October 2003: San Francisco, Cal. - Ships in formation parade across San Francisco Bay to commence Navy Fleet Week 2003 festivities. This marks the 22nd
year of the Navy Fleet Week of the city by the bay. Pictured fore and aft, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS
Mobile Bay (CG 53), Thach and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer
USS Hopper (DDG 70).
(U.S. Navy photo #031011-N-9214D-018 by PH2 Juan E. Diaz from the Navy Newstand) |
Robert M. Cieri |
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07 May 2004: Pacific Ocean - Ships assigned to "The Golden Arrows" of Commander Destroyer Squadron Seven, assemble in a formation off the coast of San Diego,
Cal. Pictured are the guided missile destroyers USS Benfold (DDG 65), left,
USS Milius (DDG 69), center bottom, USS
John Paul Jones (DDG 53), center top, and the guided missile frigate, USS Thach (FFG 43), right.
(U.S. Navy photo #040507-N-5362A-394 by PH1 Arlo K. Abrahamson from the Navy News Stand) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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13 August 2004: San Diego Harbor - A photo of USS Thach (FFG 43) as she passes San Diego and Coronado (Naval Air Station, North island), viewed
from Cabrillo National Monument.
(Photo source unknown) |
Bob Hurst
Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
England, United Kingdom |
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20 February 2005: Persian Gulf - The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43), patrols the Persian Gulf during a regularly
scheduled deployment.
(U.S. Navy photo #050220-N-1444C-050 by PH2 Peter J. Carney from the Navy News Stand) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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20 February 2005: Persian Gulf - Crew members assigned to the guided missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43), stand ready for their line handling duties as the ship
makes her approach to the fast combat support ship USS Camden (AOE 2) and the amphibious transport dock ship USS
Duluth (LPD 6). The three ships will be conducting simultaneous under-way replenishment operations. Thach
and Duluth are currently participating in exercise Arabian Gauntlet 2005. Arabian Gauntlet is a multi-lateral surface, air and mine countermeasure exercise designed to
practice maritime security operations with our coalition partners and allies in the region.
(U.S. Navy photo #050324-N-6932B-022 by PH1 Richard J. Brunson from the Navy News Stand) |
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23 March 2005: Persian Gulf - The guided missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) conducts operations in the Persian Gulf while participating in Exercise Arabian
Gauntlet. Arabian Gauntlet is a multi-lateral surface, air and mine countermeasure exercise designed to practice maritime security operations with our coalition partners and allies
in the region.
(U.S. Navy photo #050323-N-6932B-043 by PH1 Richard J. Brunson from the Navy News Stand) |
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23 March 2005: Persian Gulf - The guided missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) conducts operations in the Persian Gulf while participating in Exercise Arabian
Gauntlet. Arabian Gauntlet is a multi-lateral surface, air and mine countermeasure exercise designed to practice maritime security operations with our coalition partners and allies
in the region.
(U.S. Navy photo #050323-N-6932B-059 by PH1 Richard J. Brunson from the Navy News Stand) |
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December 2006: San Diego, Cal. - Thach (FFG 43), moored at the Naval Station.
(Photo by Richard Miller) |
Richard Miller
BMCS, USNR (ret.) |
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30 June 2008: Iloilo, the Sulu Sea - The guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) steams in the Sulu Sea as part of the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group. The
frigate is on station to refuel helicopters that have been air-lifting food and water to remote locations on the Philippine Island of Panay.
(U.S. Navy photo #080630-N-5961C-016 by MCCS Spike Call from the Navy Newstand) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
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30 June 2008: the Sulu Sea - The guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) steams near the Philippine Islands during humanitarian assistance and disaster relief
efforts in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. Thach is at the ready to refuel helicopters which have been air-lifting food and water to remote locations on Panay Island.
(U.S. Navy photo #080630-N-5961C-015 by MCCS Spike Call from the Navy Newstand) |
Robert M. Cieri |
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23 August 2008: the Indian Ocean - Thach steams through the Indian Ocean waiting to participate in a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command
fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). Thach is on a routine deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility with the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group.
(U.S. Navy photo #080823-N-3659B-060 by MC2 Joseph M. Buliavac from the Navy Newstand) |
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09 January 2009: San Diego, Cal. - Thach (FFG 43), moored at the Naval Station.
(Photo by Richard Miller) |
Richard Miller
BMCS, USNR (ret.) |
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06 June 2009: the Pacific Ocean - The guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) steams toward the setting sun after concluding a burial at sea ceremony. The
cermony was in honor of retired Cmdr. Dale Simmons, a former wingman of Adm. Jimmy Thach, one of many heroes at the Battle of Midway. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is underway on
a routine deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.
(U.S. Navy photo #090606-N-1635S-195 by MC3 Joshua Scott from the Navy Newstand) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
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16 August 2009: the Persian Gulf - The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) transits the Persian Gulf.
Thach is part of the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
(U.S. Navy photo #090816-N-3659B-038 by MC2 Joseph M. Buliavac from the Navy Newstand) |
Bill Gonyo
Downey, Cal. |
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26 April 2011: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Sailors assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) prepare to handle mooring lines as
Thach maneuvers to moor next to USS Boone (FFG 28). Boone and Thach are deployed supporting Southern Seas 2011.
(U.S. Navy photo #110426-N-NL541-166 by MC3 Stuart Phillips from the Navy Newstand) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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02 May 2011: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - The guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) departs Brazilian Naval Base Rio de Janeiro after a six-day port visit
as part of the Atlantic phase of UNITAS 52. Thach is participating in exercises with the U.S. Coast Guard, and navies from Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina.
(U.S. Navy photo #110502-N-ZI300-004 by MC1 Steve Smith from the Navy Newstand) |
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08 May 2011: the Atlantic Ocean - The two fluke balanced-fluke anchor, weighing 6,000 pounds, aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Thach, drops into the
water as Thach anchors off the coast of Rio Grande, Brazil, while participating in the Atlantic phase of UNITAS 52. Ships from the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Argentinean,
Brazilian and Mexican navies are participating in UNITAS 52.
(U.S. Navy photo #110508-N-NL541-029 by MC3 Stuart Phillips from the Navy Newstand) |
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13 May 2011: Montevideo, Uruguay - The frigates USS Boone (FFG 28) and USS Thach (FFG 43) and the Coast Guard cutter USCGC Escanaba
(WMEC 907) were in Montevideo, Uruguay for a two day visit. The visit of the ships focused on developing relationships between maritime services and strengthening the link between the United
States and Uruguay through various military events, community relations and personal interaction. The Embassy of the United States in Uruguay held a reception on board Boone.
More than 100 guests, civil and military officials, met on the landing deck during the event. The sailors also unloaded boxes with medical products, supplied through the Handclasp Project
and transported on board the USS Thach, to the Center for the Promotion of Human Dignity (CEPRODIH). The supplies were transferred to the Embassy of the United States, which
will then make the delivery. A group of sailors and Coast Guardsmen cleaned, painted and delivered soccer balls and stuffed animals for the children of the Maruja Stirling Home. The children
were taken to the USCGC Escanaba for lunch and a visit while the group continued working at the orphanage. After Montevideo, the frigates Boone and USS
Thach will continue with the Southern Seas 2011 exercise within the U.S. 4th fleet area of responsibility.
(U.S. Embassy photo by Pablo Castro from the U.S. Embassy Montevideo in Uruguay) |
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22 May 2011: Punta Arenas, Chile - The guided-missile frigates USS Boone (FFG 28) and Thach (FFG 43) display friendship lights while pierside
during Glorias Navales, a holiday honoring the Chilean Navy. Boone and Thach are deployed to South America supporting Southern Seas 2011.
(U.S. Navy photo #110521-N-ZI300-017 by MC1 Steve Smith from the Navy Newstand) |
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26 May 2011: Strait of Magellan - The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Thach is anchored in the Strait of Magellan. Thach
is deployed supporting Southern Seas 2011.
(U.S. Navy photo #110526-N-NL541-399 by MC3 Stuart Phillips from the Navy Newstand) |
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26 May 2011: Strait of Magellan - The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigates USS Boone (FFG 28), left, and USS Thach (FFG 43) are
anchored in the Strait of Magellan. Boone and Thach are deployed supporting Southern Seas 2011.
(U.S. Navy photo #110526-N-NL541-258 by MC3 Stuart Phillips from the Navy Newstand) |
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03 June 2011: Puerto Montt, Chile - The guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) gets underway from Puerto Montt, Chile after a scheduled port visit.
Thach conducted multinational events including a reception, sporting events and tours aboard U.S. and Chilean navy ships. Thach is deployed to South America
in support of Southern Seas 2011.
(U.S. Navy photo #110603-N-ZI300-062 by MC1 Steve Smith from the Navy Newstand) |
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03 June 2011: Puerto Montt, Chile - The guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) gets underway from Puerto Montt, Chile. Thach was in Puerto Montt,
Chile, for multinational events including a reception, sporting events and tours aboard U.S. and Chilean navy ships.
(U.S. Navy photo #110603-N-ZI300-052 by MC1 Steve Smith from the Navy Newstand) |
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06 June 2011: the Pacific Ocean - The guided-missile frigate Thach fires on a floating target, known as a "killer tomato," during a live-fire exercise.
(U.S. Navy photo #110606-N-ZI300-034 by MC1 Steve Smith from the Navy Newstand) |
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13 June 2011: Talcahuano, Chile - The Guided-missile frigates USS Boone (FFG 28) and USS Thach (FFG 43) are pierside in Talcahuano, Chile,
for multinational events including a community relations project, a Project Handclasp delivery and tours. Booth are deployed to South America supporting Southern Seas 2011.
(U.S. Navy photo #110616-N-ZI300-024 by MC1 Steve Smith from the Navy Newstand) |
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16 June 2011: Talcahuano, Chile – Two views of the guided-missile frigate Thach departing Talcahuano, Chile, after a five-day visit.
Thach was in port for multinational events including a community service project, a Project Handclasp delivery and ship's tours.
(U.S. Navy photo #110616-N-ZI300-036 and #110616-N-ZI300-031 by MC1 Steve Smith from the Navy Newstand) |
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24 June 2011: Valparaiso, Chile - USS Thach making landfall off the coast of Chile.
(Armada de Chile photo from the Chilean Navy Web Site) |
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24 June 2011: Valparaiso, Chile - Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigates USS Thach and USS Boone (FFG 28) gather on the foc'sle for a briefing
after arriving in Valparaiso, Chile. Both ships will participate in the Chilean navy-hosted Pacific phase of UNITAS 52.
(U.S. Navy photo #110624-N-ZI300-087 by MC1 Steve Smith from the Navy Newstand) |
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29 June 2011: the Pacific Ocean - The guided-missile frigate USS Thach transits alongside Chilean navy oiler CNS Almirante Montt(AO 52) for a dry
replenishment at sea during the Pacific phase of UNITAS 52. UNITAS is a multinational exercise as part of Southern Seas 2011.
(U.S. Navy photo #110629-N-MN502-157 by Lt. Matthew Comer from the Navy Newstand) |
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17 August 2011: the Pacific Ocean - USS Thach at sea during PANAMAX 2011.
(Armada de Chile photo from the Chilean Navy Web Site) |
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17 August 2011: Panama City, Panama - The guided-missile frigate USS Thach, left, passes alongside the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS
Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) as it departs Panama City to participate in PANAMAX 2011. PANAMAX is an annual multinational training exercise focused on the security of the Panama Canal,
with participants from 17 countries and involving more than 4,500 personnel throughout the U.S. Southern Command.
(U.S. Navy photo #110817-N-VA590-159 by MC1 Jose Lopez Jr. from the Navy Newstand) |
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16 September 2011: San Diego, Cal. - Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) man the rails while arriving in homeport at Naval Base San Diego.
Thach is returning from a six-month deployment to Central and South America for Southern Seas 2011. The crew participated in three major exercises, made 18 port visits in seven
countries and transited the Panama Canal and Straits of Magellan.
(U.S. Navy photo #110916-N-ZI300-163 by MC1 Steve Smith from the Navy Newstand) |
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16 September 2011: San Diego, Cal. - The guided-missile frigate USS Thach arrives in homeport at Naval Base San Diego. Thach is returning from a six-month deployment
to Central and South America for Southern Seas 2011.
(U.S. Navy photo #110916-N-ZI300-172 by MC1 Steve Smith from the Navy Newstand) |
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12 April 2013: San Diego, Cal. - Two shots of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Thach returning to San Diego after completing a
six-month deployment in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility. Thach performed counter-illicit trafficking operations designed to improve maritime stability within the region
and protect free use of the sea lanes by thwarting the activities of drug traffickers and criminal organizations.
(U.S. Navy photo #130412-N-DH124-032 and #130412-N-DH124-016 by MC2 Rosalie Garcia from the Navy Newstand) |
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17 June 2013: San Diego, Cal. - The guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) underway in San Diego Harbor passing the moored USS Spruance (DDG 111),
to Thach's port side. |
Lawrence Backus
Baltimore, Md. |
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01 November 2013: San Diego, Cal. - Retired Capt. Dale H. Moses, first commanding officer of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43),
shows photos of the ship when it first launched in 1984 to members of the Thach family. Moses was guest speaker for the decommissioning ceremony of Thach after 29 years of service.
The ship was named after Adm. John Smith Thach, a Naval pilot tactician during World War II.
(U.S. Navy photo #131101-N-KB426-158 by MCSN James Vazquez from the Navy Newstand) |
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Clifton, N.J.
Navsource DE/FF/LCS
Archive Manager |
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01 November 2013: San Diego, Cal. - Officers attached to Thach stand at parade rest during the ship’s decommissioning ceremony. The Navy is decommissioning
Thach after 29 years of service.
(U.S. Navy photo #131101-N-KB426-005 by MCSN James Vazquez from the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet) |
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01 November 2013: San Diego, Cal. - Sailors assigned to Thach stand at parade rest during the ship's decommissioning ceremony after 29 years of service.
(U.S. Navy photo #131101-N-KB426-063 by MCSN James Vazquez from the Navy Newstand) |
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01 November 2013: San Diego, Cal. - Sailors assigned to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43), exit the ship for the last time
during it's decommissioning ceremony after 29 years of service.
(U.S. Navy photo #131101-N-KB426-136063 by MCSN James Vazquez from the Navy Newstand) |
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01 July 2016: Pearl Harbor, Hi. - U.S. Navy ships laid up in reserve in the Middle Loch at Pearl Harbor. Identifiable ships are (front to back):
Amphibious Assault Ship USS Peleliu (LHA-5),
Guided Missile Frigate ex-McClusky (FFG-41) and
Guided Missile Frigate ex-Vandegrift (FFG-48) nested alongside
Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tarawa (LHA-1),
Guided Missile Frigate ex-Crommelin (FFG-37),
Guided Missile Frigate ex-Curts (FFG-38),
Guided Missile Frigate ex-Thach (FFG-43) and
Guided Missile Frigate ex-Rentz (FFG-46) nested together ahead of
Landing Ship Tank ex- Racine (LST-1191),
Dock Landing Ship USS Cleveland (LPD-7), and
Dock Landing Ship USS Juneau (LPD-10);
Amphibious Cargo Ship ex-Durham (LKA-114) and
Amphibious Cargo Ship ex- St. Louis (LKA-116).
Dock Landing Ship USS Denver (LPD-9),
U. S. Navy photo # 160701-N-SI773-264 Pearl Harbor, July 16, 2001 by MC1 Ace Rheaume, USN. |
Bob Hurst
Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
England, United Kingdom |
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