History
This page is a work in progress. I requested a copy of the ships history from the Navy, however they declined to provide that information. So, if you know of specific information such as deployment dates, ports of call etc. Please drop us a line, and we’ll post it here.
- 27 February 1976: Building contract awarded to Todd-Pacific Shipyard Corp.
- 13 July 1977: Keel laid by the Todd-Pacific Shipyard Corp, San Pedro, CA.
- 29 July 1978: Launched and christened.
- 2 April 1980: Commissioned, Long Beach, CA - CDR. John C. Ruff in command.
- 12 August 1980: Northwest cruise
- San Francisco, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Port Townsend, WA
- Hood Canal, WA
- Victoria, BC
- Esquimalt, BC
- 20 August 1981: Passed in review for President Ronald Reagan.
- ? April 1982 Departed LongBeach, CA for first westpac.
- Pearl Habor, HI
- Chinhae, ROK
- Pusan, ROK
- Subic Bay, PI
- Manila, PI
- Hong Kong
- 4 October 1983: Departed Long Beach,CA for second westpac.
- Pearl Harbor, HI
- Guam
- Subic Bay, PI
- Chinhae, ROK
- Pusan, ROK
- Hong Kong
- Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- Cairns, Australia
- Mackay, Australia
- Sydney, Australia
- Brisbane, Australia
- Napier, New Zealand
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Vava’u, Kingdom of Tonga
- Pago Pago, American Samoa
- 30 June 1985: Assigned to the Naval Reserve Force, Pacific, at Long Beach, CA.
- 25 March 1989: Took part in the movie “The Hunt for Red October” portraying the USS Ruben James.
- 9 September - 9 November 1989: Took part in PACEX 89, The largest major naval exercise in the Pacific since the close of World War II.
- 28 June 2002: Decommissioned at San Diego, CA. - Transferred to Poland, renamed ORP General Thadeuz Kosciusko (273).
- 23 July 2002: Stricken from the NVR.
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