The year was 1988 and the 'Greasy-G' was docked in Philly (PNSY) for an extended overhaul. This video was shot by two Boatswain's Mates Rhindage and Hurst. Originally shot on a handheld VHS camcorder, the video has since been converted to DVD from VHS and eventually found its way to YouTube.

I am the only EN listed from 1986. Nicknamed "Phil" I was an EN3 and I am in the video. If you have any questions or comments please leave them in the comments section below, and share this video with others you may think would enjoy seeing it.
There is about 30 minutes more to this video still on the DVD. If you were on the Garcia during this time I will be more than happy to send a copy of the full video to you.
USS Garcia (FF-1040) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer escort ships, later reclassified as frigates, in the United States Navy. She was named for U.S. Marine Private First Class Fernando Luis Garcia, the first Puerto Rican Medal of Honor Recipient, who laid down his life in service of his fellow American soldiers.

Laid down on 16 October 1962 by Bethlehem Steel of San Francisco, California, the Garcia was launched on 31 October 1963 and commissioned on 21 December 1964. Originally designated DE-1040, she was re-designated FF-1040 in 1975 as part of the Navy's 1975 ship reclassification.

She served in the Atlantic Fleet and was home-ported in Charleston, South Carolina.
Following her decommissioning on 31 January 1989, she was transferred to Pakistan on the same day. Renamed Saif, she was returned to the United States on 13 January 1994 and was then sold for scrap on 29 March 1994.

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The USS Garcia Fast Frigate (FF-1040) during an extended overhaul in Philly (PNSY)

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