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U.S.S. EDWARD MCDONNELL
(FF-1043)DETER THROUGH STRENGTH
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USS EDWARD MCDONNELL (FF-1043) - a Garcia class frigate
In Commission 1965 to 1988FF-1043 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a FF-1043 Shellback Initiation | Add a FF-1043 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR | 1963 | - | Keel Date: 1 APR 1963 at Avondale Shipyard Inc. Westwego LA | ||
| FEB | 1964 | - | Launch Date: 15 FEB 1964 | ||
| FEB | 1965 | - | Commissioned: 15 FEB 1965 | ||
| MAY | 1966 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 MAY 1966 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1970 | - | OCT | 1970 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| MAY | 1970 | - | OCT | 1970 | North Atlantic |
| AUG | 1970 | - | AUG | 1970 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| JUL | 1971 | - | DEC | 1971 | UNITAS |
| AUG | 1971 | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 AUG 1971 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1971 | - | Shellback Initiation - 21 AUG 1971 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1971 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 NOV 1971 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1973 | - | NOV | 1975 | North Atlantic |
| AUG | 1973 | - | JAN | 1974 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
| JAN | 1975 | - | JUN | 1975 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| AUG | 1976 | - | JAN | 1978 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| JAN | 1977 | - | MAY | 1977 | North Atlantic |
| JAN | 1980 | - | DEC | 1980 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1980 | - | OCT | 1980 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 1982 | - | MAY | 1983 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| JAN | 1984 | - | JAN | 1985 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1986 | - | SEP | 1986 | Central America Special Operations Deployment |
| NOV | 1987 | - | DEC | 1987 | Caribbean Law Enforcement Ops |
| MAR | 1988 | - | MAR | 1988 | Caribbean Law Enforcement Ops |
| SEP | 1988 | - | Decommissioned: 30 SEP 1988 | ||
FF-1043 General Specifications
Class: Garcia class frigate
Complement: 16 Officers and 231 Enlisted
Displacement: 2624 tons
Length: 414 feet 6 inches
Beam: 44 feet 1 inches
Draft: 24 feet 6 in
Final Disposition: Disposed of by scrapping dismantling 21 August 2002