USS de Wert (Ffg-45) (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS De Wert (FFG-45), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, is a ship of the United States Navy named for Hospitalman Richard De Wert (1931-1951). De Wert was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism while serving with the 7th Marines during the Korean War. De Wert was laid down on 14 June 1982 by the Bath Iron Works, in Bath, Maine; launched on 18 December 1982; and commissioned on 19 November 1983. As of May 2009, De Wert is captained by Commander Sean G. McLaren; she is part of the Atlantic Fleet's Destroyer Squadron 14 and homeported at NS Mayport, Florida.