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U.S.S. DOWNES
(FF-1070)READY NOW
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USS DOWNES (FF-1070) - a Knox-class frigate
In Commission 1971 to 1992FF-1070 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a FF-1070 Shellback Initiation | Add a FF-1070 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP | 1968 | - | Keel Date: 5 SEP 1968 at Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle WA | ||
| DEC | 1969 | - | Launch Date: 12 DEC 1969 | ||
| AUG | 1971 | - | Commissioned: 28 AUG 1971 | ||
| NOV | 1977 | - | DEC | 1979 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| JAN | 1978 | - | JUN | 1980 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| APR | 1979 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 APR 1979 - Indian Ocean | ||
| APR | 1979 | - | NOV | 1979 | West Pac |
| APR | 1979 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 APR 1979 - Indian Ocean | ||
| APR | 1979 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 APR 1979 - Indian Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1979 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 AUG 1979 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1979 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 NOV 1979 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1979 | - | Shellback Initiation - 23 NOV 1979 - Indian Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1980 | - | MAR | 1981 | West Pac |
| OCT | 1980 | - | MAR | 1981 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 30 JAN 1981 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1989 | - | OCT | 1989 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| JUN | 1989 | - | NOV | 1989 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| JAN | 1991 | - | JUL | 1991 | West Pac |
| MAY | 1991 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 MAY 1991 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1991 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 MAY 1991 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1992 | - | Decommissioned: 14 FEB 1992 | ||
FF-1070 General Specifications
Class: Knox-class frigate
Complement: 18 Officers and 267 Enlisted
Displacement: 3187 tons
Length: 438 feet
Beam: 46 feet 9 inches
Draft: 24 feet 9 in
Range: 4 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition: 15 August 2003 Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise