USS Ouellet (FF-1077) was a Knox-class frigate of the United States Navy. Ouellet was the first and only (as of January 2014) ship of the U.S. Navy to bear the name of Seaman David George Ouellet, a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor. The vessel was one of a class of frigates specifically designated to locate and destroy enemy ...

The USS Ouellet DE/FF 1077 Reunion Association.

Dec 12, 2018 · USS OUELLET (FF-1077) The first Ouellet was laid down 14 January 1969 by Avondale Shipyards Inc., Westwego, La.; launched 17 January 1970; sponsored by Mrs. Chester J. Ouellet; and commissioned 12 December 1970, Comdr. Albert L. Henry in command.

USS OUELLET made her second deployment to the Western Pacific from May through September 1973. She began her first regular overhaul on September 14, 1974, with completion on June 3, 1975. OUELLET was selected as the CINCPACFLT flagship for the U.S. Navy's 200th birthday ceremonies.

The USS Ouellet arrived at homeport in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on April 15, 1971. The first deployment to the Western Pacific was from January 27, 1972 to August 25, 1972. USS Ouellet twice came under hostile fire during this deployment, however no causalities were sustained.

Aug 18, 2015 · Between the split second the missile landed in the boat and exploded, Seaman Ouellet placed himself between the missile and his shipmates and absorbed the impact of the blast. As a result,...

The Phutthaloetla Naphalai was formerly the Knox Class Frigate USS Ouellet (FF 1077), decommissioned in 1993 and sold to Thailand in 1996. David Ouellet was killed on board a PBR (Patrol Boat River) in the Mekong delta of South Vietnam in early 1967.

USS Ouellet ('FF-1077) was a Knox-class frigate of the United States Navy. Ouellet was the first ship of the U.S. Navy to bear the name of Seaman David George Ouellet, a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor.

We remember here, our shipmates, who served aboard the USS Ouellet and who have reported to that final muster to stand before their maker.

USS Ouellet (FF-1077), DE-1077, Reunion, Navy Knox Class Fast Frigate