USS Antrim (FFG-20) was the twelfth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates. She was named for Rear Admiral Richard Nott Antrim (1907–1969). Ordered from Todd Pacific, Seattle, Washington on 28 February 1977 as part of the FY77 program.
Decommissioned on 8 May 1996, she was transferred to Turkey on 27 August 1997, as a part of the Security Assistance Program (SAP). She was stricken from the U.S. Naval Vessel Register on 4 September 1997. The ship is in active service for the Turkish Navy as TCG Giresun (F 491). |