USS Valdez
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| Construction started | June 30, 1972 |
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| Launched | March 24, 1973 |
| Length | 134 m |
| Draft | 7. 54 m |
| Builder | Avondale Shipyard |
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| ID | 2992009 |
About USS Valdez
USS Valdez is the forty-fifth Knox-class frigate and was built by Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana, and originally designated as an ocean escort. Commissioned in the United States Navy from 1974 to 1991, she was the first U. S. Navy ship to be named for a Spanish-descended American war hero.