Complex sentence: Decommissioned on 8 May 1996, she was transferred to Turkey on 27 August 1997 as that nation's TCG "Giresun" (F 491).
Split into simpler sentences: Decommissioned on 8 May 1996, she was transferred to Turkey on 27 August 1997. The ship serves in the Turkish Navy as TCG "Giresun" (F 491).