USS Sample ( FF - 1048 ) USS " Sample " ( FF - 1048 ) was a frigate in the US Navy and the eighth in its class . It was laid down in 1963 and decommissioned in 1988 , then transferred to Brazil in 1989 . History . " Sample " ( DE - 1048 ) was laid down on 19 July 1963 by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dry Dock Co . , Lockheed Aircraft Corp . , Seattle , Wash . ; launched on 28 April 1964 ; sponsored by Mrs . David M . Abshire , daughter of Rear Admiral Sample ; and commissioned on 23 March 1968 , Commander Ronald T . Kelly in command . On completion of shakedown , " Sample " , initially assigned to Destroyer Squadron 29 ( DesRon 29 ) at Long Beach , was ordered to Pearl Harbor and duty in DesDiv 252 , DesRon 25 . She arrived at her homeport for the first time on 18 October 1968 , but was damaged by the following day . Repairs to her sonar dome forced her return to the Puget Sound area ; and , on 21 January 1969 , she departed Bangor to return to Hawaii . During the remainder of the winter and into the spring , " Sample " remained in Hawaiian waters . In mid - April , she sailed west on her first deployment to the western Pacific and duty with the 7th Fleet . Toward the end of the month , she arrived at Yokosuka , thence continued on to Okinawa and the Philippines . In early May , she arrived in Subic Bay , whence she proceeded to Tonkin Gulf for patrol and escort duty with the carriers supporting operations in South Vietnam . In June , she departed Subic for Taiwan ; and , during July , she operated with the Taiwan Strait Patrol . At the end of the month , she returned to Japan ; but , in early August , she was back in the South China Sea . At mid - month , she resumed Taiwan Strait patrol duties and , on the 22d , again steamed for Japan . In mid - September , " Sample " departed Yokosuka and sailed south again ; operated briefly on patrol off Taiwan ; then continued on to the Philippines . At the end of the month , she conducted special operations in the northeastern South China Sea ; and , after a call at Hong Kong , headed back to Taiwan and Japan . On 18 October , she departed the latter for Pearl Harbor and a return to duty with the 1st Fleet . " Sample " remained in the eastern Pacific into the summer of 1970 . On 14 July , she departed Hawaii for her second WestPac deployment . Eight days later , she joined the 7th Fleet ; and , on the 28th , she arrived in Subic Bay . On 1 August , she got underway for duty as escort for on Yankee Station . She operated with TG 77 . 5 in Tonkin Gulf until 25 August , then steamed for Taiwan , arriving at Kaohsiung on the 27th . By 5 September , she was back at Subic ; and on the 15th , she resumed duty with TG 77 . 5 . On the 29th , she returned to Subic ; underwent boiler repairs ; and sailed for Okinawa on 3 October . Arriving on the 6th , she continued on to Japan ; where , from 19 to 27 October , she participated in joint United States - Japan exercises in the Sea of Japan . A call at Hong Kong followed her departure from Japan ; and , on 13 November , she arrived at Keelung , Taiwan . Two days later , she continued on to Sasebo , whence she conducted exercises in the Sea of Japan , then steamed for Yokosuka . On 6 December , she departed the latter port and headed for home . " Sample " returned to Pearl Harbor on 12 December . A post - deployment period of leave and liberty took her into the new year , 1971 . " Sample " spent the entire year in Hawaii , either in port at Pearl Harbor or cruising in the local operating area . During the latter part of January , she began a period of availability , including a drydock period , which lasted until June . From June to December , she operated in Hawaiian waters ; first , undergoing trials ; then , refresher training ; and , finally , participating in ASW exercises . The end of 1971 and the beginning of 1972 brought preparations for overseas movement . On 27 January 1972 , " Sample " got underway for an extended deployment to the western Pacific . During the major portion of 1972 , she alternated between SAR , PIRAZ , and naval gunfire support duties off the coast of Vietnam . She departed Vietnamese waters on 10 August and re - entered Pearl Harbor on the 25th . She remained in port for the remainder of the year , engaged in post - deployment stand down and in restricted availability , the only exception being her participation in COMTUEX 4 - 72 between 4 and 8 December . " Sample " remained in Hawaii until 14 May 1973 , when she redeployed to the western Pacific . After another seven months plying the waters of the Far East , she re - entered Pearl Harbor on 8 December . As of May 1974 , " Sample " was still in port at Pearl Harbor . " Sample " was decommissioned on 23 September 1988 . She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 24 January 2001 . Honors and awards . By May 1974 , " Sample " had received five campaign stars for service off Vietnam . Brazilian Navy service . " Sample " was leased to Brazil on 15 April 1989 and transferred outright to Brazil on 24 January 2001 , being stricken from the U . S . Navy Naval Vessel Register the same day . She served in the Brazilian Navy as " Parana ( D30 ) " ' . " Parana " was sold for scrapping in Pakistan in December 2004 .