US Navy
Ship
Takes On
Costa
Rican
Lawmakers
For Tour
In a
refueling
and
supply
stop in
Golfito,
the USS
Doyle,
and its
211 crew
took the
opportunity
to show
their
wares
off to a
group
Costa
Rica's
legislators,
who were
invited
onboard
for a
look
see.
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Costa
Rica's
legislators
are
concerned
about
the
Joint
Maritime
Agreement,
a
bilateral
agreemet
that
allows
the U.S.
to enter
Costa
Rican
waters
in its
drug
fighting
effort.
The
approval
of US
warships
in Costa
Rican
waters
stirred
much
controversy
in July,
many
questioning
the
presence
of US
military
ships
and
personnel
in Costa
Rican
territory.
The
visit by
the 12
Costa
Rican
legislators
was
arranged
by the
US
Embassy
in San
José.
“The
goal of
the
visit is
to
facilitate
the
transparency
of U.S.
ship
visits
now and
in the
future
by
gaining
a
firsthand
understanding
of the
importance
and
value of
U.S.
ship
visits
to Costa
Rican
ports,”
US
Ambassador
to the
Costa
Rica,
Anne
Andrew
wrote in
an
statement.
Joining
the
legislators
was also
Costa
Rica's
anti-drug
chief,
Mauricioa
Boraschi.
The USS
Doyle
purchased
fuel
from the
state
owned
RECOPE
and
supplies
from
local
supermarkets,
estimated
at
between
us$2 and
us$3
million
dollars.
USS
Doyle
(FFG-39)
was the
30th
ship to
be
constructed
in the
Oliver
Hazard
Perry-class
of
guided
missile
frigates
of the
United
States
Navy.
The
Doyle
was
named
after
Vice
Admiral
James
Henry
Doyle
(1897-1982)
Vice
Admiral
Doyle
was most
known
for his
contributions
during
the
Korean
War as
Commander
Amphibious
Group
One.
Her keel
was laid
down by
Bath
Iron
Works
Corporation
of Bath,
Maine,
on 23
October
1981.
She was
launched
on 22
May 1982
and
commissioned
on 21
May
1983.
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