May 18, 1985: Commissioning ceremony for the USS Elrod FFG-55 at Brunswick, Georgia.

May 18, 1985: Crewmen man the ship at the commissioning ceremony for the USS Elrod FFG-55.

March 6, 1994: USS Elrod FFG-55 at the Trident pier, Port Canaveral, Florida.

May 22, 2002: USS Elrod FFG-55 in company with other US warships at Fleet Week 2002 in New York.

September 16, 2003: USS Elrod FFG-55 departing NAS Norfolk to avoid damage from the approaching Hurricane Isabel.