USS ''Samuel Eliot Morison'' (FFG-13), was the seventh in service with the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

. She was named for Rear Admiral

Samuel Eliot Morison Samuel Eliot Morison (July 9, 1887 – May 15, 1976) was an American historian noted for his works of maritime history and American history that were both authoritative and popular. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1912, and tau ...

(1887–1976), one of America's most distinguished naval historians, who wrote more than 40 books on naval history. ''Samuel Eliot Morison'' was the first ship of that name in the U.S. Navy.

TCG ''Gökova'' (F 496)

On 11 April 2002, ''Samuel Eliot Morison'' was decommissioned and transferred to

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, where she was renamed as TCG ''Gökova'' (F 496) and joined the other ''Oliver Hazard Perry''-class vessels acquired by the

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as s. In 2013 has contributed to Operation Ocean Shield with others NATO Forces Ships in the Gulf of Aden. As of 2019, she is still in active service. File:USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13) transfers to Turkey.jpg, USS ''Samuel Eliot Morison'' (FFG-13)

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MaritimeQuest USS Samuel Eliot Morison FFG-13 pages
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