The USS Albert David (FF-1050) was a Garcia-class destroyer escort, later reclassified as a frigate, laid down and launched in 1964, and commissioned in 1968. The ship completed outfitting and conducted post-commissioning trials and tests for the remainder of the year, examinations that continued into 1969. In the 1980s, the vessel served in the Pacific, performing gunfire support operations in Vietnam. In the 1980s, the frigate embarked upon a voyage to Singapore, but due to a main engine casualty, she had to return to Subic Bay for lengthy reparations. In 1982, the ship got underway for the western Pacific and later performed surveillance chores in the Arabian Sea, entering post-deployment leave and upkeep after the deployment. The frigate steamed to a western Pacific deployment in 1984, participating in bilateral exercises, goodwill, and liberty calls. Exercises with units of the 7th Fleet followed these duties. In the following years, the ship entered post-deployment stand down, settled into a schedule of training exercises, and participated in numerous ASW and testing operations with DESRON 31 until decommissioning in 1989. Navy service members handled asbestos-containing materials regularly and risked inhaling asbestos dust that can cause severe diseases, among them cancer.
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