USS EDWARD McDONNELL FF 1043

USS Edward McDonnell DE FF 1043

USS EDWARD McDONNELL FF 1043

"I believe this photo was one of the first taken while underway on her shakedown cruise.
I reported aboard FF 1043 as BM3 in October 1964 and put her in commission on the
15th of February 1965"

Photo and information submitted by James L. Stringfellow BMC-RET

"Before her conversion to a Fast Frigate (FF)"

Photo and information submitted by David Wendelowski

Laid down 1 April 1963 by Avondale Marine, Avondale, LA
Launched 15 Feb 1964
Commissioned 15 Feb 1965
Reclassified Frigate (FF-1043) 30 Jun 1975
Decommissioned 30 Sept 1988
Stricken 15 Dec 1992
Fate: Sold 25 July 1995
Disposal: 25 March 2002 Scrapped by Metro Machine,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the old Naval Shipyard