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USS PATTERSON was the 10th ship in the KNOX - class of frigates. Commissioned as a destroyer escort (DE), the ship was reclassified as frigate (FF) on June 30, 1975. Decommissioned on September 30, 1991, and stricken from the Navy list on January 11, 1995, the PATTERSON was later sold for scrap. Scrapping was completed on June 21, 2000.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: July 22, 1964 |
| Keel laid: October 12, 1967 | |
| Launched: May 3, 1969 | |
| Commissioned: March 14, 1970 | |
| Decommissioned: September 30, 1991 | |
| Builder: Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, La. | |
| Propulsion system: 2 - 1200 psi boilers; 1 geared turbine, 1 shaft; 35,000 shaft horsepower | |
| Length: 438 feet (133.5 meters) | |
| Beam: 47 feet (14.4 meters) | |
| Draft: 25 feet (7.6 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 4,200 tons full load | |
| Speed: 27 knots | |
| Armament: one Mk-16 missile launcher for ASROC and Harpoon missiles, one Mk-42 5-inch/54 caliber gun, Mk-46 torpedoes from single tube launchers, one Mk-25 launcher for Sea Sparrow missiles | |
| Aircraft: one SH-2F (LAMPS I) helicopter | |
| Crew: 18 officers, 267 enlisted |
back to top go to the end of the pageCrew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS PATTERSON. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
back to top go to the end of the pageback to top go to the end of the pageAccidents aboard USS PATTERSON:
| Date | Where | Events |
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| April 23, 1975 | Mayport, Fla. | The PATTERSON experiences flooding in a machinery room when an air compressor saltwater cooling line ruptures while the ship is in upkeep at Mayport Naval Station, Fla. |
| June 3, 1987 | Caribbean | USS PATTERSON returns to sea after suffering several small fires from efforts to restart a faulty genertor while the ship is conducting drills in the Caribbean. The PATTERSON was subsequently towed to Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, for one day or repairs. No injuries or damage to the ship are reported. |
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