USS Albert David

USS Albert David (FF-1050) was a Garcia-class destroyer escort, later reclassified as a frigate, in the United States Navy. She was named for Lieutenant Albert David, a Medal of Honor recipient. His was the only Medal of Honor awarded to a member of the Navy in the Atlantic Theater of Operations in World War II. Laid down on 28 April 1964 and commissioned on 19 October 1968, Albert David served in the Pacific, including performing gunfire support operations in Vietnam during the 1970s. She was briefly deployed to the Arabian Sea in September and October 1982. On 18 September 1989 she was leased to the Brazilian Navy, and then sold to Brazil where she served as the destroyer Pará until 12 November 2008 when she was decommissioned and put in reserve. She appears to have been scrapped as of 2015.

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1964-04-29T00:00:00Z

1964-04-29T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1988-09-28T00:00:00Z

1988-09-28T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

2008-11-12T00:00:00Z

2008-11-12T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1968-10-19T00:00:00Z

1968-10-19T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1964-12-19T00:00:00Z

1964-12-19T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

USS Albert David (FF-1050) underway c1977

USS Albert David (FF-1050) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 19 December 1975 (6392015)

USS Albert David (DE-1050) fires its aft 127 mm gun on targets in Vietnam, circa in April 1972

Mercy-class hospital ships at NASSCO in 1986

USS Albert David (DE-1050) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 7 April 1975

USS Albert David (DE-1050) in heavy seas on 7 April 1975

USS Albert David (FF-1050) underway in 1975

USS ALBERT DAVID (FF-1050) starboard bow view

USS Albert David (FF-1050) underway off San Diego, in 1977 (6391999)

USS Albert David (FF-1050) at San Diego in 1984

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Albert David (FF-1050) underway c1977		Commons
commons	image		USS Albert David (FF-1050) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 19 December 1975 (6392015)		Commons
commons	image		USS Albert David (DE-1050) fires its aft 127 mm gun on targets in Vietnam, circa in April 1972		Commons
commons	image		Mercy-class hospital ships at NASSCO in 1986		Commons
commons	image		USS Albert David (DE-1050) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 7 April 1975		Commons
commons	image		USS Albert David (DE-1050) in heavy seas on 7 April 1975		Commons
commons	image		USS Albert David (FF-1050) underway in 1975		Commons
commons	image		USS ALBERT DAVID (FF-1050) starboard bow view		Commons
commons	image		USS Albert David (FF-1050) underway off San Diego, in 1977 (6391999)		Commons
commons	image		USS Albert David (FF-1050) at San Diego in 1984		Commons