USS Edward McDonnell (FF-1043)
USS Edward McDonnell (FF-1043) |
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Overview | |
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Type | frigate |
Shipyard | |
Keel laying | April 1, 1963 |
Launch | February 15, 1964 |
Namesake | Edward Orrick McDonnell |
1. Period of service | |
Commissioning | May 15, 1965 |
Decommissioning | September 30, 1988 |
Whereabouts | scrapped |
Technical specifications | |
displacement |
3,400 ts |
length |
126.34 m |
width |
13.44 m |
Draft |
7.9 m |
crew |
16 officers, |
drive |
1 propeller, |
speed | |
Range | |
Armament |
2 × 5-inch guns, |
The USS Edward McDonnell (FF-1043) was the third frigate of the Garcia class of the United States Navy . It was named after Vice Admiral Edward Orrick McDonnell , Medal of Honor holder .
history
The USS Edward McDonnell was laid down on April 1, 1963 at Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans , Louisiana . After being launched on February 15, 1964, it was commissioned as a destroyer escort with the identification DE-1043 in the US Navy on May 15, 1965. On June 30, 1975, the ship was reclassified as a frigate. After more than 23 years of service, the Edward McDonnell was decommissioned on September 30, 1988 and deleted on December 15, 1992 from the shipping registers of the Navy . On December 7, 2001, the former frigate was sold to the Metro Machine Corp, Philadelphia for scrapping for 2.3 million US dollars and was scrapped in the former Philadelphia Navy Yard .
Individual evidence
- ^ Medal of Honor Recipients. United States Naval Academy , accessed March 22, 2010 .
Web links
- Images of Edward McDonnell at navsource.org (engl.)
- Association of Former Crew Members