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U.S.S. PATTERSON
(FF-1061)FINEST FRIGATE IN THE FLEET
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USS PATTERSON (FF-1061) - a Knox-class frigate
In Commission 1970 to 1991FF-1061 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a FF-1061 Shellback Initiation | Add a FF-1061 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCT | 1967 | - | Keel Date: 12 OCT 1967 at Avondale Shipyard Inc. Westwego LA | ||
| MAY | 1969 | - | Launch Date: 3 MAY 1969 | ||
| JAN | 1970 | - | DEC | 1973 | North Atlantic |
| MAR | 1970 | - | Commissioned: 14 MAR 1970 | ||
| JAN | 1971 | - | JAN | 1971 | Caribbean |
| JUN | 1971 | - | AUG | 1971 | North Atlantic |
| FEB | 1973 | - | APR | 1973 | CARIBBEAN - PORT EVERGLADES, FREEPORT |
| FEB | 1974 | - | AUG | 1974 | Mediterranean |
| JUL | 1975 | - | Shellback Initiation - 26 JUL 1975 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1975 | - | JUN | 1976 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 1975 | - | JUN | 1976 | Mediterranean |
| JUL | 1977 | - | JUL | 1978 | Regular Overhaul |
| MAR | 1978 | - | JAN | 1981 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| NOV | 1978 | - | APR | 1979 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1980 | - | MAR | 1981 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| NOV | 1981 | - | APR | 1982 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| NOV | 1981 | - | MAR | 1982 | Mediterranean-West Africa |
| FEB | 1982 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 FEB 1982 - Indian Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1991 | - | Decommissioned: 30 SEP 1991 | ||
FF-1061 General Specifications
Class: Knox-class frigate
Named for: Commodore Daniel Todd Patterson (1786-1839)
Complement: 18 Officers and 267 Enlisted
Displacement: 3246 tons
Length: 438 feet
Beam: 46 feet 9 inches
Flank Speed: over 27 knots
Range: 4 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrapping late September 1999
USS PATTERSON (FF-1061)
The third Patterson was laid down 12 October 1967 by Avondale Shipyards,
Inc., Westwego, La.; launched 3 May 1969; sponsored by Miss Laura Winslow; and
commissioned 14 March 1970, Comdr. John W. Walden in command.
[Note: The above USS PATTERSON (FF-1061) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS PATTERSON (FF-1061), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]