USS Clark (FFG-11)
USS Clark (FFG-11), fifth ship of the
Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Admiral Joseph James "Jocko" Clark (1893-1971). Ordered from
Bath Iron Works on 27 February 1976 as part of the FY76 program,
Clark was laid down 17 July 1978, launched 24 March 1979, and commissioned 9 May 1980. Decommissioned and stricken 15 March 2000, she was handed over to
Poland the same day as that nation's ORP
General Kasimir Pulaski, a
Polish soldier who fought in the
American Revolutionary War.
There has been at least one other US Navy ship named Clark, USS Clark (DD-361). However, DD-361 and FFG-11 were named for different people.