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Friday, November 01, 2013

Navy to decommission USS Thach Friday

USS ThachThe guided-missile frigate USS Thach will be decommissioned in a ceremony at Navy Base San Diego Friday.

The Thach is the seventh frigate to be retired this year. The type of vessel is being replaced by the new littoral combat ships, which are designed for combat in coastal waters.

ussThachDeploys“From conducting counter-narcotics operations to maintaining freedom on the high seas, the ship has been through a lot in its 29 years of extraordinary service to our country’s Navy,” said Cmdr. Hans Lynch, Thach’s commanding officer.

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