CAPODANNO FF 1093

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Knox Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid 12 October 1971 - Launched 21 October 1972 USS CAPODANNO DE-1093 Commissioned 17 November 1973 USS CAPODANNO FF-1093 Redesignated Frigate (FF) 1 July 1975 Decommissioned 30 July 1993 Struck from Naval Register 11 January 1995 TCG MAUVENET F-250 Leased to Turkey 30 July 1993 and renamed Sold to Turkey 22 February 2002 Decommissioned 2012 and scrapped.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Capodanno DE-1093 / FF-1093 Covers Page 1     (1974-1993)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+) (USS)

1973-11-17

DE-1093. Commissioning, cachet by USS America Chapter No. 71, USCS

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1974-11-14

DE-1093

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (FF,USS)

1976-08-11

FF-1093

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) ("CAPODANNA")

1978-09-11

FF-1093. Add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1979-03-03

FF-1093. Port Visit to Port Everglades, cachet by George H. Wilson

 

Locy Type 2-1 (D2,USS)

1988-04-29

FF-1093

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (DE,USS)

1974-11-14

DE-1093

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (FF,USS)

1976-08-11

FF-1093

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS) 1978

1979-03-03

FF-1093. Port Visit to Port Everglades, cachet by George H. Wilson

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS) 1978

1981-04-03

FF-1093

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS) 1988

1988-04-29

FF-1093

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-45

1982-06-23

FF-1093. Tall Ships 1982, cachet by Richard F. Hoffner, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+) (D2,USS)

1993-07-30

FF-1093. Decommissioning, cachet by USS Los Angeles Chapter No. 97, USCS

 

Other Information

USS CAPODANNO earned the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal w/ 1 star, the National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star, the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Armed Forces Service Ribbon and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Fr. Vincent Robert Capodanno, Lieutenant, Chaplain Corps, USN (13 February 1929 - 4 September 1967).
In December 1965, Father Capodanno received his commission as a Lieutenant in the Navy Chaplain Corps. He was assigned to the First Marine Division in Vietnam in April 1966. While serving as Chaplain with the Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, during combat with enemy forces in Quang Tin Province on September 4 1967, he lost his life as he provided assistance and comfort to Marine casualties. For his actions on that occasion, Lieutenant Vincent R. Capodanno was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Elsie M. Springer, wife of former Rep. William L. Springer (Ill.).

 

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