USS Julius A. Furer (FFG-6) was a Brooke-class

Brooke class frigate

The Brooke class was a United States Navy frigate class that is based on the Garcia class, but with the addition of the Tartar Guided Missile Fire Control System.-Description:...

 frigate

Frigate

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 in the United States Navy

United States Navy

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Julius A. Furer was launched 22 July 1966 by the Bath Iron Works

Bath Iron Works

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, Bath, Maine

Bath, Maine

Bath is a city in Sagadahoc County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,266. It is the county seat of Sagadahoc County. Located on the Kennebec River, Bath is a port of entry with a good harbor. The city is popular with tourists, many drawn by its...

; and sponsored by Mrs. Julius A. Furer, widow of Rear Admiral Julius A. Furer

Julius A. Furer

Julius A. Furer was a rear admiral in the United States Navy.-Biography:Furer was born Julius Augustus Furer on October 9, 1880 in Mosel, Wisconsin. He would obtain of M.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and marry Helen Emery, who died in 1974...

. She was commissioned on 11 November 1967.

Fate

Julius A. Furer was decommissioned in 31 January 1989, struck from the Naval Vessel Register

Naval Vessel Register

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 in 2 February 1994, and disposed of by Navy title transfer to the United States Maritime Administration, March 28, 1994.