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Ship's Motto: 1059 -
Mighty Fine
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| CLASS |
Knox as Built |
| DISPLACEMENT |
3011 Tons
Standard, 3877 Tons Full Load |
| DIMENSIONS |
439' 6"
x 46' 9" x 15'; 24' 9" (sonar) |
| ARMAMENT |
1 -
5"/54 (single) Mk 42 Mod 9, 1 Honeywell ASROC Mk 16 octuple launcher
4-324mm US Mk 32 (2 twin) tubes for Mk 46 torpedoes
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| MACHINERY |
2 Combustion
Engineering boilers; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000shp; 1 shaft |
| SPEED |
27 Knots,
Range 4500 Nm@20 knts, Crew, 288 (17 officers) |
| BUNKERAGE |
200,000
gallons |
| RANGE |
4,000 miles
at 22 knots on 1 boiler |
| GUNS |
1 FMC 5"
54 cal Mk-42 |
| TORPEDOES |
MK 32 |
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Operational and Building
Data |
| AUTHORIZED |
July 22, 1964 |
| LAID DOWN |
by Avondale
Marine, Avondale LA. on April 10 1967. |
| LAUNCHED |
January 4
1969 |
| COMMISSIONED |
January 3
1970 |
| RECLASSIFIED
FRIGATE |
(FF-1059) on
June 30 1975 |
| DECOMMISSIONED |
September 6
1991 |
| STRICKEN |
January 11
1995 |
| FATE |
December 21,
1999
Moored at
Philadelphia, Pending transfer to Turkey
*NOTE: From the Turkish Army Website- KNOX-class frigates W.S. SIMS (FF
1059) and PAUL (FF 1080) have been given to Turkey and will be towed for
cannibalization for spare parts and then scrapped |
