Knox Class Frigate
Knox-class frigate USS Robert E. Peary (FF-1073) and the skyline of San Francisco in the background |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Todd Shipyard, Seattle and San Pedro Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company Avondale Shipyard |
| Operators: | US Navy, Republic of China Navy, Turkish Navy and others |
| Preceded by: | Garcia class frigate / Brooke class frigate |
| Succeeded by: | Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate |
| Built: | 1965–1974 |
| In commission: | 1969–1994 (USN) |
| Completed: | 46 |
| Retired: | 46 (USN) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Frigate |
| Displacement: | 4,260 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 438 ft (134 m) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Draft: | 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m) |
| Propulsion: | 1 shaft, one Westinghouse steam turbine, 2 V2M boilers. total 35,000 shp (maximum) |
| Speed: | over 27 knots (50 km/h) |
| Complement: | 17 officers, 240 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
AN/SPS-10 Surface Search Radar AN/SPS-40 Air Search Radar AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar AN/SQS-26 Sonar AN/SQR-18 Towed array sonar system AN/SPG-53 Mk68 Gun Fire Control System |
| Armament: | one Mk-16 8 cell missile launcher for ASROC and Harpoon missiles one Mk-42 5-inch/54 caliber gun Mark 46 torpedoes from two dual tube launchers) RIM-7 Sea Sparrow (BPDMS) or Phalanx CIWS |
| Aircraft carried: | One SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter |
Knox class frigates were United States Navy warships, originally laid down as ocean escorts (formerly called destroyer escorts), but were all redesignated as frigates on 30 June 1975 in the USN 1975 ship reclassification and their hull designation changed from DE to FF.
A sub-class of the Knox class was built, commonly referred to as the Hewes class. The primary differences were slightly different arrangement of the "Officer's Country" staterooms with additional staterooms in the 01 level instead of the open deck between the boat decks. The stateroom on the port side under the bridge was designated as a "flag" stateroom, with the additional staterooms for flag staff when serving as a flagship.
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