USS Stein ( FF - 1065 ) The third USS " Stein " ( DE - 1065 ) was a " Knox " - class destroyer escort , later redesignated as a frigate ( FF - 1065 ) in the United States Navy . The " USS Stein " was named after Tony Stein , the first Marine ( of 22 ) to receive the Medal of Honor for action in the Battle of Iwo Jima " Stein " was laid down on 1 June 1970 at Seattle , Washington , by Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co . ; launched on 19 December 1973 ; sponsored by Mrs . Rose S . Parks ; and commissioned on 8 January 1975 , Comdr . Nepier V . Smith in command . " Stein " was decommissioned on 19 March 1992 and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 11 January 1995 . She was subsequently transferred to the Mexican Navy and renamed the Armada República Mexicana " Ignacio Allende " , abbreviated ARM " Allende " . History . The ocean escort spent another eight weeks at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and completed fitting - out . She conducted sea trials , then got underway in early March and arrived at her home port , San Diego , on 17 March . Two weeks later , she headed south along the coast of Mexico and South America on her shakedown cruise . Stein returned to San Diego in May and , late the following month , commenced post - shakedown repairs and modifications at Long Beach Naval Shipyard . On 8 December , she completed yard work and began intensive preparations for her first deployment to the western Pacific . She departed San Diego Bay in mid - April 1977 and stopped at Midway and Guam , before entering Subic Bay in the Philippines on 19 May . She operated with the 7th Fleet until the end of August , when she cleared the area for a visit to Australia and New Zealand before returning to the west coast . Stein called at Manus Island ; Townsville , Australia ; and Auckland , New Zealand , in September and returned to Australia , at Sydney , in October . On her way back to the United States , the escort ship stopped off at Suva , Pago Pago , and Pearl Harbor before reaching San Diego on 1 November . She remained in port there until June 1977 , when she got underway for a series of special operations . Stein then operated out of San Diego until mid - August . After a short period in port , she departed again on another special operation . This one , however , ended at Cubi Point on Subic Bay in the Philippines and began her second tour of duty with the 7th Fleet . She worked out of Subic Bay until late October when she sailed on a voyage that carried her to Singapore , and thence into the Indian Ocean . In November , she visited Karachi and returned to Singapore , where she was in December 1978 . She is noteworthy as a U . S . Navy vessel that has apparently been attacked by an unknown species of giant squid . In 1976 , the " NOFOUL " rubber coating of her AN / SQS - 26 SONAR dome was damaged by multiple cuts over 8 percent of the dome surface . Nearly all of the cuts contained remnants of sharp , curved claws found on the rims of suction cups of some squid tentacles . The claws were much larger than those of any squid that had been discovered at that time . From 1978 to earlier 1988 , she made 5 more deployments to the Far East operating with the 7th Fleet . A month after returning from her 7th deployment in early March 1988 , she entered South West Marine Ship Repair Facility in San Diego for eight months of a Selective Repair Availability . Upon completion of the Selective Repair Availability , she prepared for a series of qualifications in preparation for a mini - deployment to the Mexican waters for a series of another small operations . Port visits were Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan , Mexico . Return to San Diego after 45 days of operations in the Mexican waters . In June of the same year , joined she the US Navy ' s PHOTOEX in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska with " Battle Group Battle Bravo " and two other carrier Battle Groups . Port visited Seattle , Washington before returning to San Diego for another short repair availabity . In October 1989 , she again left San Diego with Battle Group Bravo , USS NEW JERSEY BB 62 as the Flag Ship for another six - month deployment . Performed operations and port visits in Pearl Harbor Hawaii ; Kong Kong ; Chinhae Korea ; Phuket and Phataya Thailand , Subic Bay , Philippines ; Karachi , India . Also operated in the South African ; Indian and Muscat , Oman waters . Port visited Subic and Oahu , Hawaii for one more time before returned to San Diego in April 1990 . Again entered the South West Marine Repair facility for another Selective Repair Availability in June 1990 to 17 January 1991 . In less than two weeks after passing sea trials , she was ordered to deploy unexpectedly due the Gulf War , in support of Operation Desert Storm / Desert Shield as a part of Battle Group Bravo . Rear Admiral P . M . Quast , Commander , Cruiser - Destroyer Group Three , led Battle Group Bravo on deployment to the Middle East . The group consisted of USS Nimitz ( CVN 68 ) , USS Texas ( CGN - 39 ) , USS Rentz ( FFG - 46 ) , USS Stein ( FF - 1065 ) , USS Harold E . Holt ( FF - 1074 ) , USS Camden ( AOE - 2 ) , and USS Chancellorsville ( CG - 62 ) , along with Commander , Destroyer Squadron 21 and Carrier Air Wing Nine embarked in Nimitz . [ 11 ] Upon leaving San Diego , she went straight to Subic Bay and arrived there after 17 days of underway . While in Subic Bay , she received one last stores on load before entering the Persian Gulf region . She stayed in the Persian Gulf until earlier June 1991 before started returning to San Diego . Port visited Subic Bay , Philippines ; Indonesia ; Jabel Ali ; Duhai ; Bahrain ; Port Jabail , KSA ; Abu Dahbi ; Muscat , Oman ; Singapore ; Phuket , Thailand ; Hong Kong and Pearl Harbor , Hawaii arriving San diego late July 1991 . In Late August 1991 , she was ordered to prepare to be decommissioned . She got underway to Indian Island , Washington for ammunitions unloading and a port visit at Victoria , Canada . Upon returning to San Diego , she started preparation for preservation , was decommissioned in 19 March 1992 . She was towed to Bremerton , Washington , added to the United States Navy Reserve Fleet and stayed there until mid - 1999 . She was eventually transferred to the Mexican Navy renamed as the Armanda Republica Mexicana " Ignacio Allande F - 211 " .