U.S.S. Ouellet (FF1077) was the first ship of the United States Navy to bear the name of Seaman David George Ouellet. It was one of a class of frigates specifically designed to locate and destroy enemy submarines. Ouellet's keel was laid at Avondale Shipyard Incorporated in Westwego, Louisiana on January 15, 1969. She was christened at Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina on December 12, 1970.

Ouellet was equipped with what was (circa 1989) one of the Navy's newest and longest range underwater sound detection equipment (SONAR) in the bow mounted SQS-26CX sonar. In addition, Ouellet had one of the most advanced towed-array sonar systems, the SQR-18A (V)2, located aft, and a highly sophisticated anti-submarine fire control system, that made her one of the most potent anti-submarine ships in the Pacific Fleet. Her principle armament was the anti-submarine torpedo which could be delivered by the ship's fixed torpedo tubes or by rocket via the ASROC launcher.

The 5 inch 54 caliber rapid fire gun mount could deliver accurate fire against surface, air, and land based targets at long range. Ouellet was protected from missile and aircraft attack by the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System. She also carried the Harpoon anti-ship cruise missile. To extend Ouellet's sensor and weapon range, she carried a SH-2 "Seasprite" LAMPS helicopter. The helicopter was capable of dropping sonobuoys and torpedoes.

The ship had an allowance of 19 officers and 270 enlisted men. One of her last assignments was as an element of Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Destroyer Squadron Three Five, home ported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Ouellet was 438 feet long, displaced 4,100 tons and had a maximum speed in excess of 27 knots.

The U.S.S. Ouellet was decommissioned late in 1993. She was bought by the Royal Thai Navy, and recommissioned in May of 1998 as F-462, the H.T.M.S. Phuttaloetia Naphalai. Her last U.S. Navy Captain, Commander Watt, was in attendance at the recommissioning ceremony.