USS Marvin Shields (FF-1066) |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | July 22, 1964 |
| Builder: | Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington |
| Laid down: | April 12, 1968 |
| Launched: | October 23, 1969 |
| Acquired: | April 1, 1971 |
| Commissioned: | April 10, 1971 |
| Decommissioned: | July 2, 1992 |
| Struck: | 11 January 1995 |
| Motto: | Can Do |
| Nickname: | Marvy Do |
| Fate: | Donated to Mexico |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Knox-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 3,229 tons (4,210 full load) |
| Length: | 438 ft (133.5 m) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Draught: | 24 ft 9 in (7.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × CE 1200psi boilers 1 Westinghouse geared turbine 1 shaft, 35,000 shp (26 MW) |
| Speed: | over 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,500 nautical miles (8,330 km) @ 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 18 officers, 267 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
AN/SPS-40 Air Search Radar AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar AN/SQS-26 Sonar AN/SQR-18 Towed array sonar system Mk68 Gun Fire Control System |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
AN/SLQ-32 Electronics Warfare System |
| Armament: | one Mk-16 8 cell missile launcher for ASROC and Harpoon missiles one Mk-42 5-inch/54 caliber gun Mark 46 torpedoes from four single tube launchers) one Mk-25 BPDMS launcher for Sea Sparrow missiles, later replaced by one Phalanx CIWS |
| Aircraft carried: | one SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter |
USS Marvin Shields (FF-1066) was a Knox-class frigate of the US Navy. The ship was named after the only Seabee to receive the Medal of Honor. CM3 Marvin Glenn Shields was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War. Constructed by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington, laid down April 12, 1968, launched October 23, 1969, and delivered April 1, 1971. Marvin Shields was commissioned April 10, 1971, decommissioned July 2, 1992, and struck January 11, 1995. She was subsequently transferred to Mexican Navy and renamed ARM Abasolo.
1983 Deployment
On July 20, 1983, the New York Times reported that the Marvin Shields along with seven other vessels in the Carrier Ranger Battle Group left San Diego on Friday, July 15, 1983, and were headed for the West Pacific when they were rerouted and ordered to steam for Central America to conduct training and flight operations in areas off the coasts of Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Honduras as part of major military exercises planned for that summer.
Besides the Marvin Shields, the battle group was composed of the carrier Ranger, the cruiser Horne, the guided missile destroyer Lynde McCormick, the destroyers Fletcher and Fife, the oiler Wichita, and the support ship Camden.
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Ship's Association Formed
In June 2006, at the first shipmate's reunion in San Diego, the ship's association was formed. Twenty shipmates were in attendance. The second reunion was held in September 2008 in St. Louis. San Diego was the location for the October 2010 reunion. The next reunion is currently being planned for Las Vegas in October of 2012. For more information about the association check out the association website.