JOSEPH HEWES FFT 1078

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 May 15 1969 - Launched March 7 1970


1. USS JOSEPH HEWES DE-1078
   Commissioned April 24 1971
   
   
2. USS JOSEPH HEWES FF-1078
   Reclassified Frigate (FF) June 30 1975
   Assigned to Naval Reserve Force Atlantic, at Charleston SC September 30 1991
   
   
3. USS JOSEPH HEWES FFT-1078
   Redesignated Training Frigate (FFT) December 15 1991
   Decommissioned June 30 1994
   
   Stricken January 11 1995
   
   
4. LAN YANG FF-935 (Taiwanese Naval Service)
   Leased to Taiwan June 30 1994 and renamed - still in service

 

Naval Covers

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1. DE-1078 Page 1    (1975)
2. FF-1078 Page 1    (1976)
3. FFT-1078 Page 1    (1994)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (DE,USS)

1975-06-30 to 1975-06-30

As DE-1078
Last Day as DE

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (FF)

1976-04-24 to 1976-04-24

As FF-1078
5th Anniversary
Richard F. Hoffner
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

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