USS KAUFFMAN FFG-59 Naval Cover 1993 OUTCHOP Cachet RED SEA

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USS KAUFFMAN FFG-59 Naval Cover 1993 OUTCHOP Cachet RED SEAIt was sent 13 Aug 1993. It was franked with stamp "Free". It was sent by Jim Deppe.This cover is in very good, but not perfect condition. Please look at the scan and make your own judgement. Member USCS #10385 (I also earned the stamp collecting merit badge as a boy!). Please contact me if you have specific cover needs. I have thousands for sale, including; navals (USS, USNS, USCGC, Coast Guard, ship, Maritime), military posts, event, APO, hotel, postal history, memoribilia, etc. I also offer approvals service with FREE SHIPPING to repeat USA customers.USS Kauffman (FFG-59), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman (1887–1963) and his son, Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman (1911–1979), both experts in sub-surface naval missions.Kauffman was laid down on 8 April 1985 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 29 March 1986; sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth Kauffman Bush, the daughter of Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman and sister of Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman; and commissioned on 28 February 1987 at Bath, Maine, Commander John C. Dranchak, USN in command.[1]As of 2012, Kauffman is captained by Commander William K. Shafley, III, USN, homeported at NS Norfolk, Virginia, and assigned to Destroyer Squadron 22.Kauffman deployed for the final time on 8 January 2015. She was decommissioned on 18 September 2015.[2]HistoryThis section is in list format, but may read better as prose. You can help by converting this section, if appropriate. Editing help is available. (February 2018)USS Kauffman sailing through Souda Bay, Crete, in August 2002.Note: the milestones are extracted from the official command histories and no other sources. The set of command histories available is not complete, resulting in the partial record following.[3]1988[4]6 January – 28 May: 4100 ton modifications by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine.12 August: BM3 Kerekgyarto died instantly when the Slewing Arm Davit broke from its mount and fell on him.1989[5]7 April: Commander Ronald C. Bogle, USN relieves Commander John C. Dranchak, USN31 May – 10 November: Maiden deployment, Med 3–894–7 August: Sevastopol, USSR port visitOctober: Sixth Fleet "Hook'em" Award for best ASW platform in Sixth Fleet AO in 198913 September – 3 October: NATO exercise Display Determination-891990[6]9 January: presented with Battle 'E'15 January – 15 March: ships restricted availability, #1A gas turbine engine and the Mk. 75 76mm gun mount are replaced8–15 June: BALTOPS-901991[7]5 April: Commander James H. Chapman Jr., USN relieves Commander Ronald C. Bogle, USN26 April – 26 October: deployment, MEF 2–914 June – 16 September: Middle East Force (MEF) operations in the Persian Gulf1992[8]6 January – 21 February: counter narcotic operations, Caribbean Seatowed a vessel that had lost propulsion 250 nautical miles (460 km; 290 mi) to Guantanamo Bay, Cubarescued the crew from the stricken 237 feet (72 m) coastal freighter Ramsli just before she sank2 August – 23 October: Ships Restricted Availability (Drydock), by Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine15 September: presented with Battle 'E'18 December: Commander James F. Deppe, USN relieves Commander James H. Chapman Jr., USN1993[9]11 March – 8 September: deployed, Med 2–9329 April – 18 June: Operation Deny Flight in the Adriatic Sea, Operation Maritime Guard22 June – 17 August: Maritime Interdiction Operations enforcing United Nations sanctions against Iraq, North Red Sea7 November: provided assistance to the Argentine frigate ARA Granville (P-33) while in port at Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico9 November – 6 December: counter drug operations, Caribbean Sea1994[10]13 May – 3 June: Maritime Interception Operations enforcing United Nations sanctions against Haiti6 June: Homeport shift from Newport, Rhode Island, to Norfolk, Virginia1 July – 1 August: Operation Support Democracy, Haiti with 3 US Army OH-58 Kiowa helicopters5–6 July: rescued 787 migrants from Haitian waters, transported to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba20–21 July: towed the Motor Vessel Valerie I from the south coast of Haiti to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba9 September: Commander David F. Britt, USN relives Commander James F. Deppe, USN1996[11]24 April: completion of an extended ships restricted availability period beginning September 1995, including installation of Mod 6 to the Mk 92 Guided Missile Fire Control System8 July – 24 August: counter drug operations, Caribbean Sea20 September: Commander John A. Kunert, USN relives Commander David F. Britt, USN10–31 December: Operation Carib Shield – counter drug operations, Caribbean Sea1997[12]1–17 January: Operation Carib Shield – counter drug operations, Caribbean Sea4 March – 24 June: ships restricted availability (drydock) by Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Company1998[13]6 March: Commander George J. Karol II, USN relieves Commander John A. Kunert, USN13 March – 11 September: deployed, Med (originally tasked to Middle East Force)12 October – 11 December: planned restricted availability1999[14]27 August: Commander Rigoberto Sáez-Ortiz, USN relieves Commander George J. Karol, USN15–18 September: sortied for Hurricane Dennis2004[15]15 July – 22 September: ships restricted availability, installed Mk 53 "Nulka" Decoy Launching System (DLS)31 August: Commander Kenneth A. Krogman, USN relieves Commander John P. Gelinne, USN

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