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U.S.S. MCCANDLESS
(FF-1084)ILLUMINO MAREM
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USS MCCANDLESS (FF-1084) - a Knox-class frigate
In Commission 1972 to 1994FF-1084 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a FF-1084 Shellback Initiation | Add a FF-1084 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUN | 1970 | - | Keel Date: 4 JUN 1970 at Avondale Shipyard Inc. Westwego LA | ||
| MAR | 1971 | - | Launch Date: 20 MAR 1971 | ||
| MAR | 1972 | - | Commissioned: 18 MAR 1972 | ||
| JUL | 1973 | - | JUL | 1973 | Dependents Cruise |
| AUG | 1973 | - | JAN | 1974 | Latin America -- Africa -- Mideast |
| AUG | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 AUG 1973 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 AUG 1973 - Indian Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 AUG 1973 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1973 | - | JAN | 1974 | Middle East Cruise |
| AUG | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 AUG 1973 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1974 | - | NOV | 1974 | North Atlantic |
| OCT | 1974 | - | NOV | 1974 | North Atlantic |
| JAN | 1975 | - | JUN | 1975 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| APR | 1975 | - | OCT | 1975 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1976 | - | FEB | 1976 | Caribbean |
| APR | 1976 | - | OCT | 1976 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1979 | - | DEC | 1979 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1980 | - | FEB | 1981 | Med/Black Sea |
| OCT | 1981 | - | DEC | 1981 | Caribbean |
| FEB | 1982 | - | JUL | 1982 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1982 | - | NOV | 1982 | North Atlantic |
| JAN | 1984 | - | APR | 1984 | North Atlantic |
| JAN | 1984 | - | MAY | 1985 | Indian Ocean |
| JUL | 1986 | - | JAN | 1987 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1988 | - | FEB | 1989 | Crash |
| AUG | 1988 | - | FEB | 1989 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1990 | - | MAY | 1990 | Desert Storm |
| JUN | 1991 | - | DEC | 1991 | Desert Storm |
| JAN | 1992 | - | JAN | 1994 | Designated a training Frigate (FFT 1084) |
| MAY | 1994 | - | Decommissioned: 6 MAY 1994 | ||
FF-1084 General Specifications
Named for: Commodore Byron McCandless (September 5
Complement: 18 Officers and 267 Enlisted
Displacement: 3195 tons
Length: 438 feet
Beam: 46 feet 9 inches
Draft: 24 feet 9 in
Final Disposition: Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP) transferred Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) Section 516 Southern