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U.S.S. BOWEN
(FF-1079)THE GOIN BOWEN
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USS BOWEN (FF-1079) - a Knox-class frigate
In Commission 1971 to 1994FF-1079 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a FF-1079 Shellback Initiation | Add a FF-1079 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP | 1941 | - | FEB | 2019 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| JUL | 1969 | - | Keel Date: 11 JUL 1969 at Avondale Shipyard Inc. Westwego LA | ||
| MAY | 1970 | - | Launch Date: 2 MAY 1970 | ||
| AUG | 1970 | - | DEC | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAY | 1971 | - | Commissioned: 22 MAY 1971 | ||
| MAY | 1972 | - | JUN | 1972 | Dry Dock |
| AUG | 1972 | - | DEC | 1972 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1973 | - | JUL | 1973 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| SEP | 1975 | - | DEC | 1975 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| OCT | 1977 | - | Shellback Initiation - 2 OCT 1977 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1978 | - | SEP | 1979 | UNITAS |
| JUN | 1978 | - | NOV | 1978 | Golden Shellback Intiation |
| JUN | 1978 | - | DEC | 1978 | UNITAS |
| JUL | 1978 | - | DEC | 1978 | UNITAS |
| NOV | 1978 | - | NOV | 1978 | Order of the Ditch / USS Bowen FF -1079 |
| NOV | 1978 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 NOV 1978 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| APR | 1979 | - | OCT | 1979 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| AUG | 1981 | - | DEC | 1981 | Guantanamo Bay |
| MAR | 1982 | - | AUG | 1982 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1982 | - | JUN | 1983 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| APR | 1983 | - | OCT | 1983 | Med - Beirut Lebanon - Multinational Peacekeeping Force |
| MAY | 1983 | - | JUN | 1983 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAY | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 9 MAY 1983 - Indian Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1984 | - | APR | 1984 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| JUN | 1985 | - | NOV | 1985 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1987 | - | NOV | 1987 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1987 | - | NOV | 1987 | Desert Shield |
| JAN | 1989 | - | JAN | 1990 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1994 | - | Decommissioned: 30 JUN 1994 | ||
FF-1079 General Specifications
Class: Knox-class frigate
Complement: 18 Officers and 267 Enlisted
Displacement: 3220 tons
Length: 438 feet
Beam: 46 feet 9 inches
Draft: 24 feet 9 in
Final Disposition: Transferred to Turkey 22 February 2002