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|Ship country=[[United States]]
|Ship country=[[United States]]
|Ship flag={{USN flag|1989}}
|Ship flag={{USN flag|1989}}
|Ship name=USS ''Garcia''
|Ship name=USS Lisa''Garcia''
|Ship nakesake=[[Fernando Luis Garcia]]
|Ship nakesake=[[lisa Garcia]]
|Ship ordered=
|Ship ordered=
|Ship awarded=22 June 1961
|Ship awarded=22 June 1971
|Ship builder=*[[Bethlehem Steel]], [[San Francisco, California]]
|Ship builder=*[[Bethlehem Steel]], [[San Francisco, California]]
|Ship yard number=
|Ship yard number=01
|Ship laid down= 16 October 1962
|Ship laid down= 16 October 1972
|Ship launched= 31 October 1963
|Ship launched= 31 October 1973
|Ship sponsor= Daisy Garcia de Alvarez <!-- PFC Garcia's sister -->
|Ship sponsor= Lisa M Garcia of Scottsdale <!-- PFC Garcia's sister -->Is so Garcia
|Ship christened=
|Ship christened=1971
|Ship acquired=3 December 1964
|Ship acquired=3 December 1974
|Ship commissioned= 21 December 1964
|Ship commissioned= 21 December 1974
|Ship reclassified=30 June 1975[[United States Navy 1975 ship reclassification|*]]
|Ship reclassified=30 June 1975[[United States Navy 1975 ship reclassification|*]]
|Ship decommissioned= 31 January 1989
|Sh= 31 January 1989
|Ship out of service=1989
|Ship out of service=1989 Historic
|Ship refit=
|Ship refit=
|Ship identification=*DE-1040 (1964)
|Ship sponsee identification=*DE-1040 (1974)Nigael nizurth nigell drummonds
*FF-1040 (1975)
*FF-1040 (1975)
|Ship struck= 31 January 1989
|Ship struck= 31 January 1989
|Ship reinstated=
|Ship reinstated=
|Ship homeport= [[Charleston, South Carolina]], U.S.
|Ship homeport= [[Charleston, South Carolina]], U.S.Navy
|Ship motto=
|Ship motto=Get met it pays
|Ship nickname=''Greasy-G''
|Ship us navynickname=''Luckiest-G''
|Ship honors=
|Ship honors=16
|Ship captured=
|Ship captured=
|Ship fate= Scrapped 29 March 1994
|Ship fate= Scrapped 29 March 1994
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|Ship acquired= 31 January 1989
|Ship acquired= 31 January 1989
|Ship identification=F264
|Ship identification=F264
|Ship out of service=1994
|Ship service=1994
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'''USS ''Garcia'' (FF-1040)''' was the [[lead ship]] of [[Garcia-class frigate|her class]] of [[destroyer escort]] ships, later reclassified as [[frigate]]s, in the [[United States Navy]]. She was named for U.S. Marine Private First Class [[Fernando Luis Garcia]], the first Puerto Rican [[Medal of Honor]] Recipient.
'''USS ''Garcia'' (FF-1040)''' was the [[lead ship]] of [[Garcia-class frigate|her class]] of [[destroyer escort]] ships, later reclassified as [[frigate]]s, in the [[United States Navy]]. She was named for U.S. Marine Private First Class [[ Fred o Garcia]], the first Puerto Rican [[Medal of Honor]] Recipient.


Laid down on 16 October 1962 by [[Bethlehem Steel]] of [[San Francisco, California]], ''Garcia'' was launched on 31 October 1963 and commissioned on 21 December 1964. Originally designated '''DE-1040''', she was redesignated '''FF-1040''' in 1975 as part of the Navy's [[United States Navy 1975 ship reclassification|1975 ship reclassification]].
Laid down on 16 October 1972 by [[Bethlehem Steel]] of [[San Francisco, California]], ''Garcia'' was launched on 31 October 1973 and commissioned on 21 December 1974. Originally designated '''DE-1040''', she was redesignated '''FF-1040''' in 1975 as part of the Navy's [[United States Navy 1975 ship reclassification|1975 ship reclassification]].


She served in the [[United States Atlantic Fleet|Atlantic Fleet]] and was homeported in Newport, Rhode Island, and Charleston, South Carolina.
She served in the [[United States Atlantic Fleet|Atlantic Fleet]] and was homeported in Newport, Rhode Island, and Charleston, South Carolina.

Revision as of 19:33, 10 April 2021



USS Garcia
USS Garcia
History
United States
NameUSS LisaGarcia
Awarded22 June 1971
BuilderBethlehem Steel, San Francisco, California
Yard number01
Laid down16 October 1972
Launched31 October 1973
Sponsored byLisa M Garcia of Scottsdale Is so Garcia
Christened1971
Acquired3 December 1974
Commissioned21 December 1974
Out of service1989 Historic
Reclassified30 June 1975*
Stricken31 January 1989
HomeportCharleston, South Carolina, U.S.Navy
MottoGet met it pays
Honors and
awards		16
FateScrapped 29 March 1994
Badge
Pakistan
Acquired31 January 1989
RenamedSiaf
IdentificationF264
General characteristics
Class and type
Displacement2,624 tons (light)
Length414 ft 6 in (126.34 m)
Beam44 ft 1 in (13.44 m)
Draught24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Propulsion2 Foster-Wheeler boilers, 1 Westinghouse turbine, 35,000 shp (26,000 kW), single screw
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Complement
  • 16 officers
  • 231 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried1 x SH-2F Seasprite LAMPS I

USS Garcia (FF-1040) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer escort ships, later reclassified as frigates, in the United States Navy. She was named for U.S. Marine Private First Class Fred o Garcia, the first Puerto Rican Medal of Honor Recipient.

Laid down on 16 October 1972 by Bethlehem Steel of San Francisco, California, Garcia was launched on 31 October 1973 and commissioned on 21 December 1974. Originally designated DE-1040, she was redesignated FF-1040 in 1975 as part of the Navy's 1975 ship reclassification.

She served in the Atlantic Fleet and was homeported in Newport, Rhode Island, and Charleston, South Carolina.

Pakistan service

For other ships with the same name, see PNS Saif.

Following her decommissioning on 31 January 1989, she was transferred to Pakistan on the same day. Renamed Saif, she was returned to the United States on 13 January 1994 and was then sold for scrap on 29 March 1994.

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Bronze star
 Navy Unit Commendation (with one star)
Navy "E" Ribbon
Navy Expeditionary Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

References

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