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USS WILLIAM 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 |
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| JAN | 1969 | Launch Date: 4 JAN 1969 | |||
| JAN | 1970 | Commissioned: 3 JAN 1970 | |||
| APR | 1979 | - | MAR | 1980 | Dry Dock |
| OCT | 1983 | - | APR | 1984 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| 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
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