Three NATO frigates entering Lisbon, Portugal, in February 1975: HNLMS Van Nes (lead), USS Edward McDonnell, and the German frigate Lübeck.
In May 1966, USS Edward McDonnell was transferred to the Escort Squadron VI (Cortron 6) with its home port at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island. Throughout 1966 and 1967, Edward McDonnell was assigned to anti submarine operations and exercises in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.[3]
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edward, mcdonnell, 1043, frigate, navy, third, class, named, medal, honor, recipient, vice, admiral, edward, orrick, mcdonnell, historyunited, statesnameawarded3, january, 1962builderavondale, shipyard, orleans, louisianalaid, down1, april, 1963launchedjanuary. USS Edward McDonnell FF 1043 was a frigate in the US Navy and the third in its class Named for Medal of Honor recipient Vice Admiral Edward Orrick McDonnell 1 HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS Edward McDonnellAwarded3 January 1962BuilderAvondale Shipyard New Orleans LouisianaLaid down1 April 1963LaunchedJanuary 1964Commissioned15 February 1965Decommissioned30 September 1988ReclassifiedFrigate 30 June 1975 Refit1968Stricken15 December 1992IdentificationDE 1043 1965 FF 1043 1975 MottoDeter Through StrengthNickname s Eddy Mac Honours andawardsNavy Unit Commendation CG Meritorious Unit Commendation with star Navy Expeditionary Medal National Defense Service Medal CG Special Operations Service Ribbon with 2 starsFateDisposed of by scrapping dismantling 21 August 2002General characteristicsClass and typeGarcia class frigate Formerly destroyer escort Displacement2 624 tons light Length414 ft 6 in 126 34 m Beam44 ft 1 in 13 44 m Draught24 ft 6 in 7 47 m Propulsion2 Foster Wheeler boilers 1 Westinghouse geared turbine 35 000 shp 26 000 kW 1 shaftSpeed27 knots 50 km h 31 mph Complement16 officers 231 enlistedArmament2 single 5 in 130 mm 38 cal Mk 30 guns 1 8 tube ASROC Mk16 launcher 16 missiles 2 triple 12 75 in 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes Mk 46 torpedoes 2 MK 37 torpedo tubes fixed stern Aircraft carried1 x SH 2F Seasprite LAMPS I Contents 1 Service history 1 1 Construction and commissioning 1 2 Operational history 1 3 Fate 2 References 3 External linksService history EditConstruction and commissioning Edit The keel for Edward McDonnell was laid at Avondale Shipyard in Westwego Louisiana on 1 April 1963 She was launched at Avondale in January 1964 and was commissioned at Charleston Naval Shipyard South Carolina as DE 1043 on 15 February 1965 She completed her fitting out at Norfolk Naval Shipyard Virginia and became operational as part of the US Navy s Atlantic Fleet Anti Submarine Warfare Forces on 14 January 1966 2 Operational history Edit nbsp Three NATO frigates entering Lisbon Portugal in February 1975 HNLMS Van Nes lead USS Edward McDonnell and the German frigate Lubeck In May 1966 USS Edward McDonnell was transferred to the Escort Squadron VI Cortron 6 with its home port at Naval Station Newport Rhode Island Throughout 1966 and 1967 Edward McDonnell was assigned to anti submarine operations and exercises in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean 3 In February 1968 Edward McDonnell entered Boston Naval Shipyard for a 13 month overhaul Following her refit Edward McDonnell undertook a shakedown and training deployment in the Caribbean before returning to Newport in June 1969 3 During 1975 Edward McDonnell was assigned to NATO s Standing Naval Force Atlantic STANAVFORLANT along with the Royal Netherlands Navy Van Speijk class frigate Van Nes and the West Germany Navy Koln class frigate Lubeck Fate Edit USS Edward McDonnell was decommissioned on 30 September 1988 and struck from the Naval Register on 15 December 1992 She was moored at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard awaiting disposal She was sold for scrapping on 25 July 1995 and scrapping was completed at PNSY by 21 August 2002 The scrap value of the ship was 842 per ton citation needed References Edit Resources and Information www homeofheros com US Edward McDonnell DE 1043 patriotfiles com a b USS Edward McDonnell DE 1043 patriotfiles com This article includes information collected from the public domain sourcesDictionary of American Naval Fighting ShipsandNaval Vessel Register External links Edit nbsp Media related to USS Edward McDonnell FF 1043 at Wikimedia Commons Naval Vessel Register FF1043 USS Edward McDonnell com USS Edward McDonnell org flash req Navysite de FF1043 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Edward McDonnell amp oldid 1109300596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
