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USS Valdez (DE-1096)


Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - I - D - C

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2)
Second Row: National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon - CG Special Operations Service Ribbon


Class: Knox (As Built)      FY / SCB No.: 64/199C
Displacement: 3020 tons (std), 4065 tons (full)    Dimensions: 438'(oa), 415" (wl) x 46' 9" x 24' 9"
Armament: 1 x 5"/54 Mk 42, 1 ASROC Mk16 (16 missiles), 4-324mm Mk 32 (4x1 fixed) tubes / Mk 46 torpedos
Machinery: 2 CE 1200psi boilers; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000 shp; 1 shaft
Speed: 27 knots    Range: 4,500 nm @ 20 knots    Crew: 13 / 211
Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-40 (air), AN/SPS-58 threat warning in some ships
Sonars: AN/SQS-26CX, AN/SQS-35 IVDS in FF-1052, 1056, 1063-1071, 1073-1076, 1078-1097

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Avondale Marine, Avondale LA on 30 June 1972
Launched 24 March 1973, Commissioned at Charleston SC 27 July 1974
Reclassified Frigate (FF-1096) on 30 June 1975
Decommissioned 15 December 1991, Stricken 11 January 1995

Fate: Leased to Taiwan 29 April 1998, renamed Ki Yang (FF-939)
arrived Taiwan 4 October 1999, Commissioned 18 October 1999
still in service

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Valdez 94k date / location unknown Dave Oliveria
Valdez 89k date / location unknown Kyle Grace
Valdez 191k date / location unknown (size and coloring variation of 0602109603, the above photo) John Klar
Valdez 63k date / location unknown Robert Hurst
Valdez 149k date / location unknown John Klar
Valdez 121k date / location unknown
Valdez 15k 11 January 1976: on a port visit to Mahe Island, Seychelles Douglas H. Cable STG2
Valdez 63k 1 April 1977: At Barcelona, Spain, as she appeared early in her career , with no weapons on her fantail (she was never fitted with Sea Sparrow BPDMS and had not yet received Phalanx CIWS) and the original bow; on the other hand, she had been modified to operate the LAMPS-I manned helicopter. The class' distinctive "mack" supported the main air- and surface-search radar antennas, as well as radome-enclosed ESM receivers. Fabio Peņa
Valdez 239k 16 May 1980: USS Valdez off the Virginia coast. (Photo courtesy of © Atlantic Fleet Sales) Bill Gonyo
Valdez 157k 24 June 1982: In the Mediterranean - A port bow view of Valdez underway. The Valdez, part of Task Group 6, is taking part in the transfer of Americans and third nation personnel from Juniyah, Lebanon, to Larnaca, Cyprus. (US Navy photo, DVID #DNSN8208216 from the Defense Visual Information Center) Navsource
Valdez 198k 25 April 1987: Norfolk VA - Two yard patrol craft and A port view of the frigate USS Valdez (FF-1096) moored at a pier. The amphibious assault ship USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) is behind Valdez . (US Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-06373 by Don S. Montgomery (USN, ret.) from the DVIC)
Valdez 154k 19 August 1991: Newport RI - Two yard patrol craft and Valdez ride out the high winds and heavy seas as Hurricane Bob passes through the area. The yard patrol craft YP-697 is at right. (US Navy photo, DVID #DNSN9204160 from the Defense Visual Information Center)
Courtney Memorabilia
Welcome Aboard
Pamphlet - early 1980's
Valdez
Courtesy of
William F. Fessenden

View the USS Valdez (DE-1096), DANFS history entry
located on the US Naval Historical Center web site.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

None
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Additional Resources

Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
USS Valdez Page on Destroyers Online
USS Valdez Page on Military.Com
USS Valdez Page on Navysite

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