USS Schofield (FFG-3)
USS Schofield (FFG-3) was a Brooke-class frigate laid down on 15 April 1963 by the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Co., Seattle, Washington and launched on 7 December 1963. The ship was sponsored by Mrs. F. Perry Schofield and commissioned on 11 May 1968, Comdr. Earl H. Graffam in command. The ship was named after US Navy Admiral Frank Herman Schofield. The original First Lieutenant was LTJG Lee Witham. Schofield received four battle stars for service in Vietnam.
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Famous quotes containing the word schofield:
“The Schofield Kid: It dont seem real, how he aint gonna never breathe again, ever. How hes dead, and the other one, too. All on account of pulling a trigger.
Will Munny: Its a hell of a thing, killing a man. You take away all hes got and all hes ever gonna have.”
—David Webb Peoples, screenwriter. The Schofield Kid (Jaimz Woolvett)