USS Estocin (FFG- 15)

USS Estocin (FFG-15) was an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate of the United States Navy, commissioned on January 10, 1981. Named in honor of Captain Michael J. Estocin, a Medal of Honor recipient from the Vietnam War, the ship played a significant role in anti-submarine warfare operations and multinational exercises throughout the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Estocin participated in key operations such as Operation Earnest Will in the Persian Gulf and supported various NATO missions during her service. The frigate was decommissioned on April 3, 2003, after over two decades of active duty, and later transferred to the Turkish Navy as TCG Göksu (F 497).