USS Paul F Foster

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Accession NumberP871Title (extended title only)USS Paul F FosterDescriptionPlaque – Wooden plaque with raised brass plate with ships name and motif – USS Paul F Foster DD-964 – Honour Valour Service – gold inscription plate ‘Presented to City of Fremantle July 1997 USS Paul F Foster DD964”DateBetween 1st July 1997 and 31st July 1997ProvenanceGiven to the City of Fremantle from the Captain of USS Paul F Foster July 1997 - USS Paul F. Foster (DD-964), named for Vice Admiral Paul F. Foster USN (1889–1972), is a Spruance-class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. She was commissioned on 21 February 1976 and decommissioned on 27 March 2003. She is now ex-Paul F. Foster, serving as a Self Defence Test Ship for experimental U.S. Navy weapons and sensors and the last Spruance-class destroyer still afloat. The ship visited Fremantle at least four times, 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1997.Relevance to the CityThe ship appears to have visited Fremantle multiple times during her service

SubjectUnited States NavyCollectionCivic Collection

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LocationCivic Collection

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