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072701	14k	Mahlon Street Tisdale was born on 06 December 1890 at Wenona, Ill. and was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1908. Commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy on 07 June 1912, he joined USS North Dakota serving in her until September 1913 when he then had duty on the cruiser Salem in operations at Vera Cruz in 1914, and on the collier Neptune until April 1916. After duty fitting out USS Pennsylvania he served in her from commissioning until March 1917. When we entered WW I on 06 April 1917, he was assigned as flag secretary, Commander, Patrol Force, Atlantic Fleet. In that capacity he served at New York and Norfolk, and from August to November 1917 at Gibraltar. He was then assigned to the staff of the commander of the U.S. Navy Patrol Squadrons operating in European waters. After his return to the USA in January 1919, he had duty fitting out Hart and served as executive officer of her until March 1920, when he transferred to Ludlow. In January 1921 he became division radio officer for the Commander, Battleship Division Six, Pacific Fleet on board Wyoming. From June 1921 to May 1925 he served as aide to the superintendent of the Naval Academy, then returned to sea as executive officer of Aroostook. On 23 October 1926, Tisdale assumed command of the destroyer Farenholt, his first command. He next reported, in July 1928, as OIC of the Navy Recruiting Station, Los Angeles, Cal. with additional duty as inspector instructor of Naval Reserves. He served there until June 1930, when he reported to USS Lexington (CV 2). From June 1932 until March 1941 he served as aide to the Ass’t Secretary of the Navy, on duty in the Executive Department of the Naval Academy, commander of Destroyer Division Sixteen of Destroyers, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet, and had further sea duty as executive officer of the repair ship Regal and CO of Vestal and then the cruiser Chester. He was designated Commandant of Midshipmen at the US Naval Academy in April 1941 and remained in that assignment for several months after the United States' entry into World War II. In June 1942 he was ordered to the Pacific Fleet to serve as commander of Cruisers, Task Force Sixteen. In January 1943 he was designated Commander, Destroyers, Pacific Fleet until January 1944 when he reported for duty as Commandant of the Navy Yard, Mare Island, California. In September 1945 he was redesignated Commandant, US Naval Base, San Francisco, California. He served as commander Mare Island Sub Area, US Naval Base, San Francisco, from February 1947 until relieved of active duty, pending retirement for physical disability on 01 November 1947. Vadm. Tisdale died on 12 July 1972. USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG 27) (1982-1996) was the first ship to be named in his honor.    (U.S. Navy photo from the US Naval Historical Center Biography Section)		Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Navsource DE/FF/LCS Archive Manager
072702	140k	07 February 1981 - Long Beach, Cal. - Ground-level aft view of the guided missile frigate USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG 27) prior to being launched at the Todd Pacific Shipyard. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-83-11950 by Joseph Ernest from the Defense Visual Information Center)
072703	174k	07 February 1981 - Long Beach, Cal. - Elevated view of the speakers platform and the guests attending the launching ceremony for the guided missile frigate Mahlon S. Tisdale at Todd Pacific Shipyard. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-84-00300 by PH3 Flemings from the DVIC)
072704	140k	07 February 1981 - Long Beach, Cal. - Mrs. Kenneth J. Sanger, sponsor, right; Hans Schaefer, general manager, center; and Karen Callaway Quinn participate in the launching ceremony for Mahlon S. Tisdale at Todd Pacific Shipyards. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-83-11953 by Joseph Ernest from the DVIC)
072705	80k	07 February 1981 - Long Beach, Cal. - Mrs. Kenneth J. Sanger, sponsor, christens the Mahlon S. Tisdale during the launching ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-83-11951 by Joseph Ernest from the DVIC)
072706	127k	07 February 1981 - Long Beach, Cal. - Bow view of Mahlon S. Tisdale sliding down the ways at the conclusion of the launching ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-84-00302 by PH3 Flemings from the DVIC)
072707	105k	07 February 1981 - Long Beach, Cal. - Port bow view of Mahlon S. Tisdale entering the water at the conclusion of the launching ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-84-00303 by PH3 Flemings from the DVIC)
072708	105k	07 February 1981 - Long Beach, Cal. - Port bow view of Mahlon S. Tisdale entering the water at the conclusion of the launching ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-84-00304 by PH3 Flemings from the DVIC)
072709	134k	01 October 1982 - Long Beach, Cal. - Port bow view of Mahlon S. Tisdale tied to the pier at Todd Pacific Shipyard. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-83-11954 by Todd-Pacific Shipyard Corp. from the DVIC)
072710	130k	01 October 1982 - Long Beach, Cal. - Stern view of Mahlon S. Tisdale tied to the pier at Todd Pacific Shipyard. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-83-11955 by Todd-Pacific Shipyard Corp. from the DVIC)
072711	66k	08 October 1982 - the Pacific Ocean - Aerial bow view of Mahlon S. Tisdale underway during sea trials. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-83-11957 by Todd-Pacific Shipyard Corp. from the DVIC)
072712	131k	08 October 1982 - the Pacific Ocean - Aerial port bow view of Mahlon S. Tisdale underway during sea trials. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-83-11959 by Todd-Pacific Shipyard Corp. from the DVIC)
072713	118k	08 October 1982 - the Pacific Ocean - Aerial starboard beam view of Mahlon S. Tisdale underway during sea trials. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-83-11961 by Todd-Pacific Shipyard Corp. from the DVIC)
072714	102k	08 October 1982 - the Pacific Ocean - Aerial starboard quarter view of Mahlon S. Tisdale underway during sea trials. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-83-11962 by Todd-Pacific Shipyard Corp. from the DVIC)
072736	85k	date / location unknown: Mahlon S. Tisdale at sea.		Richard Miller BMCS, USNR (Ret.)
072735	68k	1985: at sea - Mahlon S. Tisdale makes her approach on USNS Kawishiwi (T-AO 146) to refuel. (Photo by Richard Miller)
070915	256k	01 July 1988: NavSta Pearl Harbor HI - Four U.S. Navy guided missile frigates are moored side by side in the harbor during Exercise RimPac '88. They include, from left: the guided missile frigates USS Duncan (FFG 10), Mahlon S.Tisdale, the USS Lewis B. Puller (FFG 23) and Wadsworth (FFG 9). (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-12038) by PH1 Terry Cosgrove from the DVIC)		Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Navsource DE/FF/LCS Archive Manager
072733	560k	29 July 1988: Vancouver, B.C. - Mahlon S.Tisdale underway slowly off Vancouver. (Photo by Rick Garcia, from the collection of  Chris Howell)		Chris Howell Southland Ship Stores Ltd Port of Bluff, New Zealand
072715	115k	17 April 1989 - the Pacific Ocean - A port bow view of Mahlon S. Tisdale underway off of San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-08291 from the DVIC)		Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Navsource DE/FF/LCS Archive Manager
072716	127k	17 April 1989 - the Pacific Ocean - A port quarter view of Mahlon S. Tisdale underway off of San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-08290 from the DVIC)
072717	130k	17 April 1989 - the Pacific Ocean - A starboard quarter view of Mahlon S. Tisdale underway off of San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-08289 from the DVIC)
072718	122k	06 June 1989 - the Pacific Ocean - A port beam view of Mahlon S. Tisdale underway off of San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-08286 by PH2 T.L. James from the DVIC)
072734	338k	02 August 1989: Vancouver, B.C. - Mahlon S.Tisdale underway slowly off Vancouver. (Photo by Rick Garcia, from the collection of  Chris Howell)		Chris Howell Southland Ship Stores Ltd Port of Bluff, New Zealand
072719	152k	26 September 1989 - the Pacific Ocean - A port beam view of Mahlon S. Tisdale underway during Pac Ex '89. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-08722 by JO1(AW) Joseph F. Lancaster from the DVIC)		Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Navsource DE/FF/LCS Archive Manager
072720	181k	29 September 1989 - the Pacific Ocean - A port bow view of Mahlon S. Tisdale underway during Pac Ex '89. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-05732 by JO1(AW) Joseph F. Lancaster from the DVIC)
072721	146k	29 September 1989 - the Pacific Ocean - A port bow view of Mahlon S. Tisdale underway during Pac Ex '89. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-09731 by JO1(AW) Joseph F. Lancaster from the DVIC)
072722	162k	01 October 1989 - the Pacific Ocean - A port bow view of Mahlon S. Tisdale underway during Pac Ex '89. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-05975 by JO1(AW) Joseph F. Lancaster from the DVIC)
072723	73k	07 February 1991: San Diego, Cal.		Robert D. Simmons BMSN retouched by Tom Kermen
072724	118k	24 May 1991 - San Diego, Cal. - A garland hangs from the bow of Mahlon S. Tisdale as the ship approaches the pier upon its return from deployment to the Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-91-11803 by JO1(AW) Joseph F. Lancaster from the DVIC)		Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Navsource DE/FF/LCS Archive Manager
072725	76k	24 May 1991 - San Diego, Cal. - Sailors look down from the railing aboard Mahlon S. Tisdale following the vessel's arrival in port. Tisdale has returned to San Diego after being deployed in the Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-11789 by JO1(AW) Joseph F. Lancaster from the DVIC)
072726	102k	24 May 1991 - San Diego, Cal. - A sailor from Mahlon S. Tisdale is reunited with his family following the vessel's arrival in port. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-11790 by JO1(AW) Joseph F. Lancaster from the DVIC)
072727	106k	24 May 1991 - San Diego, Cal. - A sailor assigned to Mahlon S. Tisdale is reunited with his wife and daughter. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-91-11805 by JO1(AW) Joseph F. Lancaster from the DVIC)
072728	106k	24 May 1991 - San Diego, Cal. - Crewmen assigned to Mahlon S. Tisdale depart on liberty following the ship's return to San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-91-11807 by JO1(AW) Joseph F. Lancaster from the DVIC)
070918	1046k	23 January 1994: at sea - Destroyer Squadron One (DesRonOne) steaming in formation off the coast of San Clemente Island. The formation consists of seven FFG class ships of the Naval Reserve Force. From left to right, rear to front; left row (rear) USS Sides (FFG 14), (front) USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG 27), middle row (rear) USS Duncan (FFG 10) (center) USS Copeland (FFG 25) (lead ship) USS Lewis B. Puller (FFG 23), right row (rear) USS George Philip (FFG 12) and (front) USS Wadsworth (FFG 9). (U.S. Navy Photo, Local ID #330-CFD-DN-ST-95-01112, NAID #6491772 from the United States National Archives)		Bob Hurst Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
072729	110k	Mahlon S. Tisdale as seen from a P-3C Orion Update 111 aircraft whilst underway, date and location unknown.
072730	110k	04 May 2002: Barcelona Spain - Turkish frigate TGC Gökçeada (F-494) (ex-USS Mahlon S. Tisdale) during a NATO STANAVFORMED port visit. HMS Sheffield (F-96) is inboard of Gokçeada. (Photos by Fabio Peña of Navsource, who resides in Barcelona, Spain)		Fabio Peña Barcelona, Spain Manager, Navsource Aircraft Carrier Archives
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072737	384k	14 July 2005: the Black Sea - A shot of the guided missile frigate TCG Gökçeada (F-494, ex-USS Mahlon S. Tisdale) underway. (Photo taken by Luis Díaz-Bedia Astor from Los Barcos de Eugenio - Eugenio´s Warships)		Bob Hurst Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Mahlon S. Tisdale Memorabilia
Christening Ceremony Program Courtesy of Darryl Baker	Ship's Plaque Courtesy of Mike Smolinski	Welcome Aboard Pamphlet Courtesy of Darryl Baker	Ship's Plaque Courtesy of Mike Smolinski	Comic Crew Patch Courtesy of Mike Smolinski

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