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U.S.S. W. S. SIMS
(FF-1059)1059 - MIGHTY FINE
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USS WILLIAM S. SIMS (FF-1059) - a Knox-class frigate
In Commission 1970 to 1991FF-1059 Deployments - Major Events
Add a FF-1059 Shellback Initiation | Add a FF-1059 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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APR | 1967 | - | Keel Date: 10 APR 1967 at Avondale Shipyard Inc. Westwego LA | ||
JAN | 1969 | - | Launch Date: 4 JAN 1969 | ||
JAN | 1970 | - | Commissioned: 3 JAN 1970 | ||
FEB | 1971 | - | SEP | 1971 | Mediterranean |
SEP | 1973 | - | FEB | 1974 | Mediterranean-West Africa |
JUN | 1975 | - | APR | 1976 | Dry Dock |
MAY | 1976 | - | JUL | 1976 | Guantanamo Bay |
SEP | 1976 | - | NOV | 1976 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
SEP | 1976 | - | NOV | 1976 | North Atlantic |
APR | 1977 | - | OCT | 1977 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
JUN | 1978 | - | FEB | 1979 | Mediterranean |
APR | 1979 | - | MAR | 1980 | Dry Dock |
APR | 1982 | - | SEP | 1982 | Mediterranean |
APR | 1982 | - | SEP | 1982 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
MAR | 1983 | - | JAN | 1984 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
OCT | 1983 | - | APR | 1984 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
JUL | 1988 | - | DEC | 1988 | UNITAS |
JUN | 1990 | - | AUG | 1990 | Great Lakes |
SEP | 1991 | - | Decommissioned: 6 SEP 1991 |
FF-1059 General Specifications
Class: Knox-class frigate
Complement: 18 Officers and 267 Enlisted
Displacement: 3215 tons
Length: 438 feet
Beam: 46 feet 9 inches
Draft: 24 feet 9 in
Range: 4 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition: Transferred to Turkey for spare parts 21 December 1999