USS Davidson
FF 1045 (Garcia Class)

Undated - courtesy of Russell Crosby


Authorized:       ?
Builder:          Avondale LA.
Laid Down:        September 30 1963
Launched:         October 2 1964
Commissioned:     December 7 1965
Decommissioned:   December 31 1988
Fate:             To Brazil April 15 1989
                  Renamed Paraiba; Still in 
                  Brazilian service as of early 2000

We are seeking information on the USS Davidson and her crews. Files and photos may be E-mailed to us and we will incorporate them into this page. When enough information has been assembled we will then build the ship her own section.

Notice to all of the Davidson shipmates:

These pages are going through some re-construction. They will have the look & feel of the Knox class :) Shipmates who have e-mail on this page will want to contact us so we can up-date their e-mail address. (Please, only those shipmates on this page. We will get to all other requests in due course.)

DOL now has a webmaster handling all pages and E-mails concerning [select] Garcia class Frigates. Introducing Lonnie Hanson

The Garcia Class as Constructed 


Displacement: 3,560 tons fully loaded.
Length:       414'        
Beam:         44'          
Draught:      14' (keel);  24' (Sonar dome)       
Machinery:    2 Foster-Wheeler boilers;               
              1 Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000shp;      
              1 shaft.   
Performance:  27 kts.  
Bunkerage:    ?  
Range:        4,000 miles at 20 knots on 1 boiler.          
Guns:         (2) 5" 38 cal.
Torpedoes:    MK 32

Commissioning Cover - Courtesy of Russell Crosby


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