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| Keywords: USS Patterson (DE-1061) underway in 1970.jpeg The U S Navy ocean escort USS Patterson DE-1061 underway in Narragansett Bay Rhode Island USA 27 August 1970 The photo illustrates the original Knox-class frigate its armament consiting only of a single 127 mm/54 gun and an ASROC-launcher earning nicknames like MacNamara's folly A FRAM I-modernized Gearing-class destroyer was smaller but was armed with four 127 mm/38 guns and carried the QH-50 DASH drone The Knox-class frigates were later upgraded and the never used DASH-landing deck was converted to accomodate the LAMPS I-helicopters A Mk 25 BPDMS Sea Sparrow-launcher was added aft later replaced by a Phalanx CIWS 6458137 1970-08-27 PHCS W H Long USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Patterson FF-1061 | ||||
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