- USS Bowen (FF-1079)
USS "Bowen" (DE-1079/FF-1079) was a "Knox"-class
frigate in theUnited States Navy . She was named for Vice AdmiralHarold G. Bowen, Sr. (1883-1965), former chief of the Naval Research Laboratory and the Office of Naval Research, who was safely and honorably deceased at the time. Admiral Bowen's son and namesake, Harold G. Bowen, Jr., also retired as a Vice Admiral and presided over the U.S. Navy's 1969 inquiry into the Pueblo incident."Bowen" was built by
Avondale Shipyard ,Westwego, Louisiana . "Bowen" was laid downJuly 11 ,1969 , launchedMay 2 ,1970 and deliveredMay 17 ,1971 . She was commissionedMay 22 ,1971 ."Bowen" was decommissioned
June 30 ,1994 and struck from theNaval Vessel Register onJanuary 11 ,1995 ."Bowen" was disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) Section 516, Southern Region Amendment, to
Turkey February 22 ,2002 . She served there as "Akdeniz" (F-257) until 2001.External links
* [http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/FFT1079.htm Naval Vessel Register FFT1079]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021079.htm NavSource images]
* [http://www.navysite.de/ff/ff1079.htm Navysite.de]
* [http://www.losbarcosdeeugenio.com/barcos/en/tur_F257.html]
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