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U.S.S. HEPBURN
(FF-1055)IF YOU WISH FOR PEACE
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USS HEPBURN (FF-1055) - a Knox-class frigate
In Commission 1969 to 1991FF-1055 Deployments - Major Events
Add a FF-1055 Shellback Initiation | Add a FF-1055 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JUN | 1966 | - | Keel Date: 1 JUN 1966 at Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro CA | ||
MAR | 1967 | - | Launch Date: 25 MAR 1967 | ||
JUL | 1969 | - | Commissioned: 3 JUL 1969 | ||
JAN | 1970 | - | DEC | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
DEC | 1970 | - | JUN | 1971 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
DEC | 1970 | - | JUN | 1971 | West Pac |
MAY | 1972 | - | DEC | 1972 | West Pac |
MAY | 1972 | - | DEC | 1972 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JAN | 1974 | - | Shellback Initiation - 4 JAN 1974 - Pacific Ocean | ||
NOV | 1975 | - | MAY | 1976 | West Pac |
NOV | 1975 | - | JUN | 1976 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
FEB | 1976 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 FEB 1976 - Indian Ocean | ||
FEB | 1976 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 FEB 1976 - Indian Ocean | ||
JAN | 1978 | - | AUG | 1978 | Dry Dock |
MAY | 1979 | - | FEB | 1980 | West Pac |
OCT | 1979 | - | Shellback Initiation - 12 OCT 1979 - Pacific Ocean | ||
OCT | 1979 | - | Shellback Initiation - 12 OCT 1979 - Pacific Ocean | ||
NOV | 1979 | - | NOV | 1979 | Kangaroo III |
JUN | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 JUN 1981 - Pacific Ocean | ||
AUG | 1982 | - | MAY | 1983 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
FEB | 1985 | - | AUG | 1985 | West Pac |
JUL | 1985 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 JUL 1985 - Pacific Ocean | ||
NOV | 1986 | - | MAY | 1987 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
APR | 1987 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 APR 1987 - Indian Ocean | ||
JAN | 1988 | - | JAN | 1989 | West Pac |
OCT | 1988 | - | MAR | 1989 | West Pac |
NOV | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 12 NOV 1988 - Pacific Ocean | ||
DEC | 1991 | - | Decommissioned: 20 DEC 1991 |
FF-1055 General Specifications
Class: Knox-class frigate
Complement: 18 Officers and 267 Enlisted
Displacement: 3238 tons
Length: 438 feet
Beam: 46 feet 9 inches
Draft: 24 feet 9 in
Range: 4 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition: Sunk as target 4 June 2002
USS HEPBURN (FF-1055)
USS HEPBURN was laid down 1 June 1966, by Todd Pacific Shipyards,
Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California; and launched 25 March 1967; sponsored
by Mrs. Arthur J. Hepburn and Mrs. Joseph R. Barse. She was delivered 27 June 1969 and
commissioned 3 July 1969.
[Note: The above USS HEPBURN (FF-1055) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS HEPBURN (FF-1055), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]