USS Davidson (FF-1045)
_underway.jpg) USS Davidson underway | |
| History | |
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 United States
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| Name: | Davidson |
| Ordered: | 3 January 1962 |
| Builder: | Avondale Shipyards |
| Laid down: | 30 September 1963 |
| Launched: | 2 October 1964 |
| Acquired: | 16 November 1965 |
| Commissioned: | 1 December 1965 |
| Decommissioned: | 8 December 1988 |
| Struck: | 24 January 2001 |
| Identification: |
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| Fate: | Transferred to Brazil |
 Brazil
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| Name: | Paraiba |
| Commissioned: | 25 July 1989 |
| Decommissioned: | 26 July 2002 |
| Identification: | D28 |
| Fate: | sank in early 2005 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Garcia-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 3,403 tons |
| Length: | 415 ft (126 m) |
| Beam: | 44 ft (13 m) |
| Draft: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Steam turbines |
| Complement: | Officers: 20; enlisted: 245 |
USS Davidson (FF-1045) was a Garcia-class destroyer escort, and later a frigate, in the United States Navy. She was named for Vice Admiral Lyal A. Davidson.
Davidson was commissioned on 7 December 1965 in Charleston, South Carolina. She was homeported in Pearl Harbor. She deployed to the Western Pacific in support of the Vietnam War. She was redesignated, along with the rest of her class, as a frigate in 1975 with the new hull number FF-1045.
On 8 December 1988, Davidson was decommissioned. She was transferred to Brazil and commissioned 25 July 1989 as Paraiba (D28). She was decommissioned from the Brazilian Navy on 26 July 2002.
She sank as she was being towed to India to be scrapped, along with the former Sample.
Military awards and honors
| UNIT AWARDS AND CAMPAIGN MEDALS
from: OPNAVNOTE 1650 - MASTER LIST OF UNIT AWARDS AND CAMPAIGN MEDALS dated 18 SEP 2002 |
ELIGIBILITY DATES |
| ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL | 19 APR 1969 - 27 APR 1969 |
| ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL | 20 SEP 1971 - 05 OCT 1971 |
| COMBAT ACTION RIBBON | 26 Apr 72 |
| MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION | 24 OCT 1968 - 02 MAY 1969 |
| MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION | 17 APR 1972 - 04 NOV 1972 |
| REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM MERITORIOUS UNIT CITATION
(GALLANTRY CROSS MEDAL COLOR WITH PALM) |
11 JAN 1969 - 15 JAN 1969 |
| REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM MERITORIOUS UNIT CITATION
(GALLANTRY CROSS MEDAL COLOR WITH PALM) |
03 APR 1969 - 16 APR 1969 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 22 MAY 1967 - 31 MAY 1967 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 03 JUN 1967 - 06 JUN 1967 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 13 JUN 1967 - 28 JUN 1967 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 19 JUL 1967 - 31 JUL 1967 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 08 AUG 1967 - 19 AUG 1967 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 11 SEP 1967 - 06 OCT 1967 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 02 NOV 1968 - 15 NOV 1968 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 28 NOV 1968 - 19 DEC 1968 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 05 JAN 1969 - 21 JAN 1969 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 06 FEB 1969 - 22 MAR 1969 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 02 APR 1969 - 16 APR 1969 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 13 JUN 1970 - 03 JUL 1970 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 12 JUL 1970 - 28 JUL 1970 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 19 AUG 1970 - 03 SEP 1970 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 11 SEP 1970 - 13 SEP 1970 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 26 SEP 1970 - 14 OCT 1970 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 28 JUL 1971 - 09 AUG 1971 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 17 AUG 1971 - 02 SEP 1971 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 12 NOV 1971 - 28 NOV 1971 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 26 APR 1972 - 22 MAY 1972 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 01 JUN 1972 - 15 JUL 1972 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 28 JUL 1972 - 26 AUG 1972 |
| VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL | 09 SEP 1972 - 19 OCT 1972 |
| NAVY EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL | 26 APR 1980 - 04 AUG 1980 |
| NAVY "E" RIBBON | 01 JAN 1982 - 30 JUN 1983 |
The USS Davidson Reunion Association is proud to announce the plaque honoring the USS Davidson is officially hanging at the US Navy Memorial thanks to the help and generous donations of our fellow crewmates and family.
The dedication ceremony took place 11AM, Friday, April 17, 2009 followed by the movie AT SEA at 12 noon. A group of our own, attended the event, and helped provide photos and a short video of the special event.
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A starboard bow view of Davidson underway off Diamond Head.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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