USS Joseph Hewes (FF-1078) was a 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...

 of the US Navy

United States Navy

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. Constructed by Avondale Shipyard

Avondale Shipyard

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, Westwego, Louisiana

Westwego, Louisiana

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and laid down May 14, 1969, launched March 7, 1970 and delivered April 6, 1971. She was commissioned April 24, 1971, decommissioned June 30, 1994 and struck January 11, 1995. She was disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, cash sale, ex-US fleet hull foreign military sale, transferred to as Taiwan as Lan Yang (FF-935).

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