Final West Coast Frigate, USS Gary, Decommissioned
Channel: U.S. Navy
Date: 2015-07-26

SAN DIEGO  -- Past and current crew, plank owners, former and current commanding officers, namesake relatives and friends and family gathered at Naval Base San Diego July 23 to bid farewell to USS Gary (FFG 51), the last remaining Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate on the West coast after 31 years of service.

B-roll of decommissioning ceremony of USS Garry (FFG 51). (U.S. Navy video by Nicholas Groesch/released)

1st speaker: William R. Albrecht, former USS Franklin crewmember

2nd speaker: Capt. Dallas Bethea (Ret.), former commanding officer of USS Gary

3rd speaker: Cmdr. Steven McDowell, commanding officer of USS Gary.