USS Bowen

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USS Bowen (DE-1079/FF-1079) was a Knox-class frigate of the United States Navy. She was named for Vice Admiral Harold G. Bowen, Sr. (1883–1965), former chief of the Naval Research Laboratory and the Office of Naval Research, who was deceased at the time of her commissioning. Admiral Bowen's son and namesake, Harold G. Bowen, Jr., who also retired as a vice admiral, presided over the U.S. Navy's 1969 inquiry into the Pueblo incident.

1969-07-11T00:00:00Z
1969-07-11T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1994-06-30T00:00:00Z
1994-06-30T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1971-05-22T00:00:00Z
1971-05-22T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1970-05-02T00:00:00Z
1970-05-02T00:00:00Z
ship launching
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USS Bowen (FF-1079) midshipsUSS Bowen (FF-1079) midships
USS Bowen (FF-1079) SLQ-32 antennaUSS Bowen (FF-1079) SLQ-32 antenna
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330-CFD-DN-SN-90-04545 (23516147636)330-CFD-DN-SN-90-04545 (23516147636)
USS William V. Pratt (DDG-43) and Du Pont (DD-941) in 1978USS William V. Pratt (DDG-43) and Du Pont (DD-941) in 1978
USS Bowen (FF-1079)USS Bowen (FF-1079)
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