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Tuesday, October 02, 2012

USS Reuben James to leave Pearl Harbor on last patrol

USS Reuben James |The frigate USS Reuben James is heading out on its last deployment Tuesday as the Navy prepares to decommission it and another frigate -- the USS Crommelin — the last two in Pearl Harbor.

The Navy is replacing some of its 445-foot frigates, which have a crew of about 215, as well as some mine hunters, with littoral combat ships that can operate in near-shore waters off foreign countries.

Commissioned in 1986, the Reuben James will be taken out of service on Aug. 30, according to the Navy. The USS Crommelin is scheduled for inactivation on Oct. 31.

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