to transfer that remained with that Estocin through the crew swap). Both frigates were scheduled to decommission in 2002, but following 11 September 2001, Navy leadership decided it might be advantageous to retain one of the two short hulled frigates. Estocin had already reduced crew size nearly 40% preparing to decommission in support of a planned ship transfer to the Republic of Turkey that had been already approved by Congress. Yet, she was the more recently modernized of the two frigates which was why the Republic of Turkey was interested in that Foreign Military Sale (FMS). The U.S. changed the FMS offer to Turkey with the Former Samuel Eliot Morison at a reduced price to the original FMS offer of Estocin. Former Samuel Eliot Morison sailors were then transferred to serve on Estocin and their ship was decommissioned 11 April 2002 with the former Estocin skeleton crew. Estocin was decommissioned at Mayport and stricken a year later on 3 April 2003. She was the last short-hulled FFG operational with the US Navy. TCG Göksu (F 497) On 3 April 2003, Estocin was decommissioned, stricken from the Navy list and transferred to Turkey as that nation's TCG Göksu (F 497). As of 2022, she is still in active service. See also RADM David M. Thomas Jr., former engineering officer, USS Estocin (FFG-15) References External links Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates of the United States Navy 1979 ships Ships built in Bath, Maine Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Turkish Navy