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USS Capodanno (FF-1093)
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USS Capodanno (FF 1093) was the 42nd Knox class frigate
Knox class frigate
Knox class frigates were United States Navy warships, originally laid down as ocean escorts , but were all redesignated as frigates on 30 June 1975 in the USN 1975 ship reclassification and their hull designation changed from DE to FF.A sub-class of the Knox class was built, commonly referred to as...
in the United States Navy
United States Navy
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. It was named after Fr. Vincent Capodanno
Vincent R. Capodanno
Servant of God Vincent Robert Capodanno was a United States Navy Roman Catholic chaplain and a posthumous recipient of America's highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for actions during the Vietnam War....
, recipient of the Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
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Decommissioned on 30 July 1993, the Capodanno was subsequently leased to Turkey
Turkey
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where she was recommissioned as TCG Muavenet (F-250). Stricken from the Navy list on 11 January 1995, the Capodanno was finally sold to Turkey on 22 February 2002.
See also
- USS Saratoga (CV-60) / TCG Muavenet incident