USS Ouellet (FF-1077)

USS Ouellet (FF-1077)

USS Ouellet (FF-1077) was a Knox-class frigate of the United States Navy. Ouellet was the first ship of the U.S. Navy to bear the name of Seaman David George Ouellet, a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor. It was one of a class of frigates specifically designated to locate and destroy enemy submarines. Ouellet’s keel was laid at Avondale Shipyard in Bridge City on 15 January 1969. She was christened at Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina on 12 December 1970.