January 9, 1980: Flatley FFG-21 under construction at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine.

May 7, 1980: Flatley FFG-21 (left) under construction at Bath Iron Works.

May 15, 1980: Launch ceremony for the Flatley FFG-21 at Bath Iron Works.

May 15, 1980: Dorothy M. Flatley, ship's sponsor, christens the Flatley FFG-21 at the launch ceremony.

May 15, 1980: Flatley FFG-21 enters the water at the launch ceremony.