USS ''Ramsey'' (DEG-2/FFG-2) was a Brooke-class destroyer, later a frigate, in the

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. She was named for Admiral

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. ''Ramsey'' was laid down 4 February 1963 by Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Company,

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, Washington; launched 15 October 1963; sponsored by Mrs.

; and commissioned 3 June 1967. She had an overall length of 415 feet and displaced 3446 tons. After shakedown off the west coast, ''Ramsey'' departed

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, on 1 May 1968 for the western

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. Following duty off

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and her return to Long Beach 9 November, she sailed again for the western Pacific 8 October 1969, and again operated off Vietnam, before returning to Long Beach 18 April 1970. Between January 1970 and January 1974, ''Ramsey'' alternated two more WestPac cruises with operations off the west coast of the

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. ''Ramsey'' earned five

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for

service. She was classified as a Destroyer, Guided Missile Escort (DEG-2) from her commissioning until after her combat tours in Vietnam. The new designation was Guided Missile (Fighting) Frigate, (FFG-2), effective 30 June 1975. She was decommissioned on 1 September 1988. She was expended as a target 15 June 2000 in 2700 fathoms (16,200 ft) north of Hawaii at 23 53 N -- 159 35 W. As of 2012, no other ship in the United States Navy has been named ''Ramsey''.

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