USS Julius A. Furer (FFG-6) was a Brooke-class frigate in the United States Navy. Julius A. Furer was launched 22 July 1966 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; and sponsored by Mrs. Julius A. Furer, widow of Rear Admiral Julius A. Furer. She was commissioned on 11 November 1967 at the Boston Naval Shipyard.

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Launched: July 22, 1966 (as DEG 6) Commissioned: November 11, 1967 (as DEG 6) Reclassified to FFG 6: June 30, 1975. Decommissioned: January 31, 1989. Homeport: Charleston SC. Namesake: Named after and in honor of Rear Admiral Julius Augustus Furer (1880 - 1963) Ship's Motto: "Nulli Praeda" - We Are A Prize For No One.

FFG-6 General Specifications. Class: Brooke class frigate. Named for: Julius A. Furer. Complement: 14 Officers and 214 Enlisted. Displacement: 3426 tons. Length: 414 feet . Beam: 44 feet . Flank Speed: 27 Knots. Range: 4 000 nautical miles. Final Disposition:Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration 28 March 1994

In December 2020, Secretary Braithwaite announced that the second ship of the class will be named USS Congress (FFG-63). [31] [44] In January 2021, Secretary Braithwaite announced that the third ship of the class will be named USS Chesapeake (FFG-64). All three ships are named after three of the U.S. Navy's original six frigates. [33]

USS Julius A. Furer (DEG-6/FFG-6) was decommissioned on 31 January 1989, and leased to Pakistan as PNS Badr. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 2 February 1994, and disposed of by...

USS JULIUS A. FURER was the 6 th and final BROOKE - class guided missile frigate and the first ship in the Navy to bear the name. Decommissioned on January 31, 1989, JULIUS A. FURER was leased to Pakistan the same day where she was renamed BADR.

USS Julius A. Furer (DEG 6) was the first ship to be named in his honor. September 1967: Bath, Me. - The future USS Julius A. Furer heads to the Atlantic Ocean for sea trials. undated: Newport, R.I. - Postcard view of Pier 1. Julius A. Furer and USS Voge (DE 1047) are alongside USS Yosemite (AD 19).

FFG 6 - USS Julius A. Furer . Type, Class: Guided Missile Destroyer Escort; Guided Missile Frigate; Brooke - class. planned and built as DEG 6; reclassified to FFG 6. Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, USA. STATUS: Awarded: May 24, 1963. Laid down: July 12, 1965 (as DEG 6) Launched: July 22, 1966 (as DEG 6)

FFG-4 through FFG-6 had an angled base of the bridge structure behind the ASROC launched for automatic reloading. The Brooke class was originally designed to carry the DASH drone, but were later equipped with LAMPS SH-2 Seasprite after the hangar was enlarged.