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THE CREW ' S BOOK An account of the men and events which occurred on board USS JOSEPH HEWES (FF-1078) dur- ing the ship ' s Mediterranean Sea Indian Ocean De- ployment 1989. ■ ■,-« -- ' l lj ' Sia PORTS OF CALL Ibiza, Spain Alicante, Spain Haifa, Israel Diego Garcia Singapore Karachi, Pakistan Villefranche, France Bizerte, Tunisia Naples, Italy
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JOSEPH HEWES : HISTORY THE MAN Joseph Hewes is honored for being a patriot who signed the Declaration of Independence for North Caro- lina, served as what would now be called the Secretary of the Navy, and secured John Paul Jones commission in the Continental Nav . Hewes was born on 23 JAN 1 730 in NJ, but settled in NC where be became a successful merchant. After his fiance died in 1760. he entered politics. First in the State Assembly and then in Continental Congress he earned great respect as a moderate. Due to poor health and overwork, he died on 10 NOV 1779. AP-50 The first ship to be named JOSEPH HEWES was originally built in 1930 as a merchant ship and named EXCALIBUR. She was acquired by the Navy on 8 JAN 1942 and commissioned on 1 MAY 1942 as USS JOSEPH HEWES (AP-50). After unloading troops, ammunition, and supplies in Fedhala. Morocco, the ship was hit forward by a torpe- do from a U-boat on 1 1 NOV 1942. Although its crew made a valiant attempt to save the ship, she sank in 42 minutes. FF-1078 Fast Frigate 1078 is the first of the 19 improved 1052-Knox class escort ships; hence, the ship ' s motto is Leader of the Class . After 2 years of construction in Louisiana, the ship was commissioned on 24 APR 1971 in Massachusetts. She has an overall length of 438 feet; extreme beam of 46 feet, 9 inches; max draft of 26 feet; full load dis- placement of 4. 1 00 tons; best speed of 29 knots; and full complement of 25 officers. 20 chiefs, and 250 E-6 s and below. The ship ' s primary mission is . nti-Submarine Warfare.
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