Knox class frigate
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Knox class frigates were United States Navy
warships, originally laid down as ocean escorts (formerly called destroyer escort
s), but were all redesignated as frigate
s 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.
escorts. The lead ship of the class was the , laid down
October 5, 1965 and commissioned
April 12, 1969, at Todd Shipyards
in Seattle. Planned as the follow-on to the twin 5-inch gun armed s and the Tartar
missile-equipped s, their initial design incorporated the prior classes’ pressure-fired boilers (the design later was changed to conventional 1200 psi (8,273,708.8 Pa) boilers) in a similar-sized hull designed around the massive bow-mounted AN/SQS-26
sonar.
Ten ships were authorized in FY 1964, sixteen in 1965 and ten each for FYs 1966, ’67 and ’68; six were canceled in 1968 and four more in 1969. They were built in four different shipyards and were originally commissioned as destroyer escorts (DEs) 1052–1097 in 1969–1974, they were redesignated as frigates (FF) on 30 June 1975.
The Knox class was the Navy’s last destroyer-type design with a steam powerplant.
Due to their unequal comparison to destroyer
s then in service (large size with low speed and a single screw and 5 inch gun), they became known to a generation of destroyermen as “McNamara’s Folly.”
These ships were retired from the US Navy at the end of the Cold War
due to a declining need for an advanced ASW capability. By 1994 all ships of this class had been retired from the US Navy, although some remain in service with foreign nations such as Egypt, Taiwan
, Thailand
, Turkey
and Mexico
.
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These ships were designed primarily as antisubmarine (ASW) platforms. They each had AN/SQS-26 hull-mounted sonar manufactured by General Electric and capable of active echo ranging in the 3.2 kHz range. The active modes of operation included omni-directional, phased directional, bottom bounce, and convergence zone. The battle displays included A and B scans. There was also a "Unit 31" chart readout display capable of long-distance passive detection, often well beyond the ranges capable of the surface search radar. The frigates were also equipped with an AN/AQS-35V Independent Variable Depth Sonar (IVDS) manufactured by EDO Corporation of College Point, NY, operating actively in the 13 kHz range with dual Planned Position Indicator (PPI) battle displays. The IVDS' sonar transducers were packaged within a 2 ton fiberglass-enclosed "fish" containing the sonar array and a gyro-compass/sensor package launched by the massive 13V Hoist from a stern compartment, located just beneath the main deck, to depths of up to 600 feet (182.9 m). The IVDS could take advantage of water layer temperature conditions in close-range (less than 20000 yards (18,288 m) submarine detection, tracking and fire-control.
At 4,200 metric tons (4,130 tons), with a length of 438 feet (133.5 metres)and a beam of 47 feet (14.3 m), they are driven by a single screw geared turbine developing 35,000 shaft horsepower (26 MW), giving them a speed of 27 knots (53 km/h). The steam plant for these ships consists of two Combustion Engineering
or Babcock & Wilcox "D" type boilers, each equipped with a high-pressure (supercharger) forced draught air supply system, allowing a plant working pressure of 1,200 psi and 1000 °F superheat. This design allows fast acceleration, crucial while prosecuting a submarine attack. They are equipped with one 5 in (127 mm) 54 caliber Mark 42 gun forward, an ASROC
abaft the gun and forward of the bridge. Since they are single purpose platforms their surface defense capability is nominal; however they do mount Harpoon missiles and Mk-44/46 torpedoes. The aft weapons point was originally outfitted with Mk 25 basic point defense missile systems (BPDMS) for launching Sea Sparrow missiles. These were eventually refitted with a 20 millimetre Phalanx CIWS
. They are equipped with a helicopter hangar aft.
as the Baleares class frigate
s.
(ROCN). The ROCN planned to upgrade these ships with new air defense, anti-submarine, and electronic warfare capabilities, including new radar, towed active sonar, CIWS guns, VL air defense missiles, active/passive electronic warfare systems, etc. However, due to budget considerations and the acquisition of newer ships, only a few upgrades were implemented. These frigates were renamed the Chi Yang class and assigned to the ROCN 168 Patrol Squadron.
By 2005 the ROCN had removed several systems from the retired Gearing class upgraded World War II
-vintage destroyers and transferred them to the Chi Yang class FFG. These systems include SM-1MR Standard missile
in box launchers, H-930 modular combat system, and DA-08 air/surface search radar (with speculations that the Mk 75 76/62 rapid-fire gun might also replace the older Mk 42 127 mm/5" gun in the future). Each Chi Yang class frigate has 10 SM-1 missiles installed in two forward twin box launchers on top of the helicopter hangar, and two triple box launchers installed between the stack and the hangar, pointing to port and starboard.
The anti-submarine capability of the Chi Yang class FFG is provided by its SQS-26 bow-mounted sonar, SQS-35(v) VDS, SQR-18(v)1 passive TAS, MD500 ASW helicopter, Mk-16 8-cell Harpoon
/ASROC
box launcher, and 4 x Mk46 324 mm torpedoes. While on ASW patrol, the frigate will carry 2 x Harpoon SSMs and 6 x ASROCs in its Mk-16 box launcher.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
warships, originally laid down as ocean escorts (formerly called destroyer escort
Destroyer escort
A destroyer escort is the classification for a smaller, lightly armed warship designed to be used to escort convoys of merchant marine ships, primarily of the United States Merchant Marine in World War II. It is employed primarily for anti-submarine warfare, but also provides some protection...
s), but were all redesignated as frigate
Frigate
A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
s on 30 June 1975 in the USN 1975 ship reclassification
United States Navy 1975 ship reclassification
The United States Navy reclassified many of its surface vessels in 1975, changing terminology and hull classification symbols for cruisers, frigates, and ocean escorts.- Classification prior to 1975 :...
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.
History
The 46 ships of the Knox class were the largest, last and most numerous of the US Navy’s second-generation ASWAnti-submarine warfare
Anti-submarine warfare is a branch of naval warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, or other submarines to find, track and deter, damage or destroy enemy submarines....
escorts. The lead ship of the class was the , laid down
Keel
In boats and ships, keel can refer to either of two parts: a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element. These parts overlap. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in construction of a ship, in British and American shipbuilding traditions the construction is dated from this event...
October 5, 1965 and commissioned
Ship commissioning
Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service, and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning. The term is most commonly applied to the placing of a warship in active duty with its country's military...
April 12, 1969, at Todd Shipyards
Todd Shipyards
Todd Shipyards was an American soccer club based in Brooklyn, New York that was an inaugural member of the American Soccer League. The team was formed when the Todd Shipyard company decided to merge the Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock with Tebo Yacht Basin F.C....
in Seattle. Planned as the follow-on to the twin 5-inch gun armed s and the Tartar
RIM-24 Tartar
The General Dynamics RIM-24 Tartar was a medium-range naval surface-to-air missile , and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States Navy ships...
missile-equipped s, their initial design incorporated the prior classes’ pressure-fired boilers (the design later was changed to conventional 1200 psi (8,273,708.8 Pa) boilers) in a similar-sized hull designed around the massive bow-mounted AN/SQS-26
AN/SQS-26
AN/SQS-26 was a United States Navy surface ship, bow mounted, low frequency, active/passive sonar. At one point it was installed on over 60 US Navy warships from the 1960s to the 1990s and may still be in use on ships transferred to other navies.-Capabilities:...
sonar.
Ten ships were authorized in FY 1964, sixteen in 1965 and ten each for FYs 1966, ’67 and ’68; six were canceled in 1968 and four more in 1969. They were built in four different shipyards and were originally commissioned as destroyer escorts (DEs) 1052–1097 in 1969–1974, they were redesignated as frigates (FF) on 30 June 1975.
The Knox class was the Navy’s last destroyer-type design with a steam powerplant.
Due to their unequal comparison to destroyer
Destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
s then in service (large size with low speed and a single screw and 5 inch gun), they became known to a generation of destroyermen as “McNamara’s Folly.”
These ships were retired from the US Navy at the end of the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
due to a declining need for an advanced ASW capability. By 1994 all ships of this class had been retired from the US Navy, although some remain in service with foreign nations such as Egypt, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
Description
At 4,200 metric tons (4,130 tons), with a length of 438 feet (133.5 metres)and a beam of 47 feet (14.3 m), they are driven by a single screw geared turbine developing 35,000 shaft horsepower (26 MW), giving them a speed of 27 knots (53 km/h). The steam plant for these ships consists of two Combustion Engineering
Combustion Engineering
Combustion Engineering was an American engineering firm and leading firm in the development of power systems in the United States with approximately 30,000 employees in about a dozen states at its peak. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, C-E owned over two dozen other companies including...
or Babcock & Wilcox "D" type boilers, each equipped with a high-pressure (supercharger) forced draught air supply system, allowing a plant working pressure of 1,200 psi and 1000 °F superheat. This design allows fast acceleration, crucial while prosecuting a submarine attack. They are equipped with one 5 in (127 mm) 54 caliber Mark 42 gun forward, an ASROC
ASROC
ASROC is an all-weather, all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile system. Developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s, it was deployed in the 1960s, updated in the 1990s, and eventually installed on over 200 USN surface ships, specifically cruisers, destroyers, and frigates...
abaft the gun and forward of the bridge. Since they are single purpose platforms their surface defense capability is nominal; however they do mount Harpoon missiles and Mk-44/46 torpedoes. The aft weapons point was originally outfitted with Mk 25 basic point defense missile systems (BPDMS) for launching Sea Sparrow missiles. These were eventually refitted with a 20 millimetre Phalanx CIWS
Phalanx CIWS
The Phalanx CIWS is an anti-ship missile defense system. It is a close-in weapon system and was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division...
. They are equipped with a helicopter hangar aft.
Baleares class
Five modified ships were built in Spain for the Spanish NavySpanish Navy
The Spanish Navy is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces, one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Armada is responsible for notable achievements in world history such as the discovery of Americas, the first world circumnavigation, and the discovery of a maritime path...
as the Baleares class frigate
Baleares class frigate
The Baleares class are a group of five frigates built for the Spanish navy in the 1970s. The ships are a modified version of the American Knox class frigates. The key differences are the replacement of the Sea Sparrow PDMS and ASW helicopter facilities by Standard SAM and associated radars...
s.
Chi Yang class
In the 1990s the US agreed to transfer 8 Knox class frigates to the Republic of China NavyRepublic of China Navy
The Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Armed forces of the Republic of China . The ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround Taiwan against a blockade, attack, or possible invasion by forces of the People's Republic of China...
(ROCN). The ROCN planned to upgrade these ships with new air defense, anti-submarine, and electronic warfare capabilities, including new radar, towed active sonar, CIWS guns, VL air defense missiles, active/passive electronic warfare systems, etc. However, due to budget considerations and the acquisition of newer ships, only a few upgrades were implemented. These frigates were renamed the Chi Yang class and assigned to the ROCN 168 Patrol Squadron.
By 2005 the ROCN had removed several systems from the retired Gearing class upgraded World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
-vintage destroyers and transferred them to the Chi Yang class FFG. These systems include SM-1MR Standard missile
Standard missile
Standard Missile can refer to a family of several different American missiles:* RIM-66 Standard , a medium range surface-to-air missile, the successor of the RIM-24 Tartar missile...
in box launchers, H-930 modular combat system, and DA-08 air/surface search radar (with speculations that the Mk 75 76/62 rapid-fire gun might also replace the older Mk 42 127 mm/5" gun in the future). Each Chi Yang class frigate has 10 SM-1 missiles installed in two forward twin box launchers on top of the helicopter hangar, and two triple box launchers installed between the stack and the hangar, pointing to port and starboard.
The anti-submarine capability of the Chi Yang class FFG is provided by its SQS-26 bow-mounted sonar, SQS-35(v) VDS, SQR-18(v)1 passive TAS, MD500 ASW helicopter, Mk-16 8-cell Harpoon
Harpoon
A harpoon is a long spear-like instrument used in fishing to catch fish or large marine mammals such as whales. It accomplishes this task by impaling the target animal, allowing the fishermen to use a rope or chain attached to the butt of the projectile to catch the animal...
/ASROC
ASROC
ASROC is an all-weather, all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile system. Developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s, it was deployed in the 1960s, updated in the 1990s, and eventually installed on over 200 USN surface ships, specifically cruisers, destroyers, and frigates...
box launcher, and 4 x Mk46 324 mm torpedoes. While on ASW patrol, the frigate will carry 2 x Harpoon SSMs and 6 x ASROCs in its Mk-16 box launcher.
Units
| Ship Name | Hull No. | Builder | Commission– Decommission |
Fate | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox USS Knox (FF-1052) USS Knox was the prototype and lead ship in a new class of destroyer escorts in the United States Navy. She was the second ship to be named for Commodore Dudley Wright Knox.... |
FF-1052 | Todd Todd Shipyards Todd Shipyards was an American soccer club based in Brooklyn, New York that was an inaugural member of the American Soccer League. The team was formed when the Todd Shipyard company decided to merge the Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock with Tebo Yacht Basin F.C.... , Seattle |
1969–1992 | Sunk as target | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021052.htm |
| Roark USS Roark (FF-1053) USS Roark , originally designated DE-1053, was a Knox class frigate named for William Marshall Roark. Roark was laid down on 2 February 1966 by the Todd Shipyards Corporation in Seattle, Washington; launched on 24 April 1967, sponsored by Mrs. William M. Roark and Mrs. Frank F. Roark; and... |
FF-1053 | Todd, Seattle | 1969–1991 | Scrapped | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021053.htm |
| Gray USS Gray (FF-1054) The USS Gray was a United States Navy Knox class frigate. She was named for Marine Corps Sergeant Ross F. Gray, who was a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor. She was constructed by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington, laid down November 19, 1966, launched November 3, 1967 and... |
FF-1054 | Todd, Seattle | 1970–1991 | Scrapped | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021054.htm |
| Hepburn USS Hepburn (FF-1055) The USS Hepburn was a United States Navy Knox class frigate named for Arthur Japy Hepburn. She was laid down 1 June 1966, by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California; and launched 25 March 1967; sponsored by Mrs. Arthur J. Hepburn and Mrs. Lorraine Hepburn Barse. She was... |
FF-1055 | Todd, San Pedro | 1969–1991 | Sunk as target | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021055.htm |
| Connole USS Connole (FF-1056) The USS Connole was a . Named for Commander David R. Connole, Captain of when the submarine was lost in battle in March 1945. Connole was constructed for the United States Navy by Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana, laid down 23 March 1967, launched 20 July 1968 and delivered 22 August 1969... |
FF-1056 | Avondale Avondale Shipyard Avondale Shipyard was an independent shipbuilding company, acquired by Litton Industries, in turn acquired by Northrop Grumman Corporation. Now, along with the former Ingalls Shipbuilding, the yard is part of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. The yard is located on the West Bank of the Mississippi... |
1969–1992 | To Greece, renamed Ipirus (F-456) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021056.htm |
| Rathburne USS Rathburne (FF-1057) The USS Rathburne was a Knox class frigate of the US Navy. Despite the different spelling, she was named for Continental Navy officer John Rathbun , and was laid down 8 January 1968 by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company at Seattle, Washington. She was launched on 2 May 1969, sponsored... |
FF-1057 | Lockheed Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company , was a shipyard in Seattle, Washington on Harbor Island at the mouth of the Duwamish River. Founded in 1898 as the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, the company that built Harbor Island, it was purchased by Lockheed in 1959... |
1970–1992 | Sunk as target | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021057.htm |
| Meyerkord USS Meyerkord (FF-1058) USS Meyerkord was a of the US Navy. Named for Lieutenant Harold Dale Meyerkord a senior naval adviser to South Vietnam who was killed in action during the Vietnam War and received the Navy Cross.... |
FF-1058 | Todd, San Pedro | 1969–1991 | Scrapped | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021058.htm |
| W. S. Sims USS W. S. Sims (FF-1059) The USS W. S. Sims was a of the United States Navy in commission from 1970 to 1991. She was named for William Sims.-Construction and commissioning:... |
FF-1059 | Avondale | 1970–1991 | Grant aid to Turkey as spare parts hulk | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021059.htm |
| Lang USS Lang (FF-1060) USS Lang was a Knox class frigate of the US Navy. Named for John Lang, the first man on USS Wasp to board HMS Frolic in the closing stage of action 18 October 1812, and his ardor and impetuosity carried the remainder of the boarding party with him... |
FF-1060 | Todd, San Pedro | 1970–1991 | Scrapped | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021060.htm |
| Patterson USS Patterson (FF-1061) USS Patterson was a United States Navy Knox class frigate in commission from 1970 to 1991. She was named in honor of Commodore Daniel Todd Patterson , who performed distinguished service at New Orleans during the War of 1812.... |
FF-1061 | Avondale | 1970–1991 | Scrapped | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021061.htm |
| Whipple USS Whipple (FF-1062) The USS Whipple was a Knox-class destroyer, later redesignated as a frigate in the United States Navy. This was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of Captain Abraham Whipple , who served in the Continental Navy.-Construction:Whipple was laid down on 24 April 1967 at Seattle,... |
FF-1062 | Todd, Seattle | 1970–1992 | To Mexico, renamed Almirante Francisco Javier Mina (F-214) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021062.htm |
| Reasoner USS Reasoner (FF-1063) USS Reasoner was a Knox class frigate of the US Navy. Reasoner, originally , was laid down 6 January 1969 by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington and launched 1 August 1970; cosponsored by Mrs. James C. Curry and Mrs. Robert Svinger. Reasoner was commissioned 31 July... |
FF-1063 | Lockheed | 1971–1993 | To Turkey, renamed Kocatepe (F-252) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021063.htm |
| Lockwood USS Lockwood (FF-1064) USS Lockwood was the 13th Knox class Destroyer Escort, redesignated a Frigate in 1975. She was named for Charles A. Lockwood. She was constructed by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington, laid down 3 November 1967, launched 5 September 1968 and delivered December 1, 1970... |
FF-1064 | Todd, Seattle | 1970–1993 | Scrapped | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021064.htm |
| Stein USS Stein (FF-1065) The third USS Stein was a Knox-class destroyer escort, later redesignated as a frigate in the United States Navy.The USS Stein was named after Tony Stein, the first Marine to receive the Medal of Honor for action in the Battle of Iwo JimaStein was laid down on 1 June 1970 at Seattle, Washington,... |
FF-1065 | Lockheed | 1972–1992 | To Mexico, renamed Ignacio Allende (F-211) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021065.htm |
| Marvin Shields USS Marvin Shields (FF-1066) USS Marvin Shields was a of the US Navy. The ship was named after the only Seabee to receive the Medal of Honor. CM3 Marvin Glenn Shields was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War. Constructed by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington, laid down April 12, 1968, launched October... |
FF-1066 | Todd, Seattle | 1971–1992 | To Mexico, renamed Mariano Abasolo Mariano Abasolo Mariano Abasolo was a Mexican revolutionist, born at Dolores, Guanajuato. He participated in the revolution started by Hidalgo in 1810 and rose to be a major-general. He fought at Puente de Calderón, was taken prisoner by the Spaniards, was tried at Chihuahua, and was sentenced to ten years'... (F-212) |
http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021066.htm |
| Francis Hammond USS Francis Hammond (FF-1067) USS Francis Hammond is the ninth Knox-class frigate, named in honor of Hospitalman Francis Colton Hammond, a Medal of Honor recipient. She was originally designed as a Knox-class ocean escort , and was built by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California... |
FF-1067 | Todd, San Pedro | 1971–1992 | Scrapped | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021067.htm |
| Vreeland USS Vreeland (FF-1068) USS Vreeland was a of the United States Navy. The ship was named for Rear Admiral Charles E. Vreeland .Vreeland was laid down on 20 March 1968 by the Avondale Shipyard at Westwego, La.; launched on 16 June 1969; sponsored by Mrs. Jamie L... |
FF-1068 | Avondale | 1970–1992 | To Greece, renamed Makedonia (F-458) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021068.htm |
| Bagley USS Bagley (FF-1069) USS Bagley was a Knox-class frigate of the United States Navy. She was the 18th ship of the Knox class, built as a destroyer escort and redesignated as a frigate in the 1975 USN ship reclassification... |
FF-1069 | Lockheed | 1972–1991 | Scrapped | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021069.htm |
| Downes USS Downes (FF-1070) USS Downes was the 19th in the series of the Knox class frigates. She was the third ship to be named for Commodore John Downes... |
FF-1070 | Todd, Seattle | 1971–1992 | Sunk as target | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021070.htm |
| Badger USS Badger (FF-1071) USS Badger was a Knox-class destroyer escort, originally designated as DE-1071 and reclassified as a frigate in 1975 in the United States Navy. Her primary mission of ASW remained unchanged. This ship was not the first to bear the name. The first was named for Commodore Oscar C... |
FF-1071 | Todd, San Pedro | 1970–1991 | Sunk as target | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021071.htm |
| Blakely USS Blakely (FF-1072) The third USS Blakely was a Knox-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. She was reclassified as a frigate in 1975 along with her entire class. Her primary mission of ASW remained unchanged. She was named for Captain Johnston Blakeley and Charles Adams Blakely... |
FF-1072 | Avondale | 1970–1991 | Scrapped | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021072.htm |
| Robert E. Peary USS Robert E. Peary (FF-1073) The USS Robert E. Peary was a Knox class frigate. The third US Navy warship ship named for Robert E. Peary was laid down 20 December 1970 by the Lockheed Ship Building and Drydock Company at Seattle, Washington; launched 26 June 1971; sponsored by Miss Josephine Peary; and commissioned 23... |
FF-1073 | Lockheed | 1972–1992 | To Taiwan, renamed Chih Yang (FF-932) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021073.htm |
| Harold E. Holt USS Harold E. Holt (FF-1074) USS Harold E. Holt was a Knox class frigate of the US Navy named after the Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt.Harold E. Holt was built by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division in San Pedro, California, laid down May 11, 1968, launched May 3, 1969 and delivered March 19, 1971. Harold E... |
FF-1074 | Todd, San Pedro | 1971–1992 | Sunk as target | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021074.htm |
| Trippe USS Trippe (FF-1075) USS Trippe was a Knox class frigate of the US Navy, built at Westwego, Louisiana, was commissioned in mid-September 1970. In July 1971, following shakedown training in the Caribbean area and a surveillance mission off Haiti, she entered the Boston Naval Shipyard for overhaul and installation of... |
FF-1075 | Avondale | 1970–1992 | To Greece, renamed Thraki (F-457) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021075.htm |
| Fanning USS Fanning (FF-1076) USS Fanning , a Knox-class frigate, is the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Nathaniel Fanning. The ship was originally designated DE-1076. Constructed by Todd Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California, laid down 7 December 1968, launched 24 January 1970 and delivered... |
FF-1076 | Todd, San Pedro | 1971–1993 | To Turkey, renamed Adatepe (F-251) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021076.htm |
| Ouellet USS Ouellet (FF-1077) USS Ouellet was a Knox-class frigate of the United States Navy. Ouellet was the first ship of the U.S. Navy to bear the name of Seaman David George Ouellet, a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor. It was one of a class of frigates specifically designated to locate and destroy enemy submarines... |
FF-1077 | Avondale | 1970–1993 | To Thailand, renamed HTMS. Phutthaloetla Naphalai (FFG 462) HTMS Phutthaloetla Naphalai HTMS Phutthaloetla Naphalai is the former , a .The Royal Thai Navy purchased the ship from the US Navy after she was decommissioned on August 6, 1993... |
http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021077.htm |
| Joseph Hewes USS Joseph Hewes (FF-1078) USS Joseph Hewes was a Knox class frigate of the US Navy. Constructed by Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana and laid down May 14, 1969, launched March 7, 1970 and delivered April 6, 1971. She was commissioned April 24, 1971, decommissioned June 30, 1994 and struck January 11, 1995... |
FF-1078 | Avondale | 1971–1994 | To Taiwan, renamed Lan Yang (FF-935) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021078.htm |
| Bowen USS Bowen (FF-1079) USS Bowen was a Knox-class frigate in the United States Navy. She was named for Vice Admiral Harold G. Bowen, Sr. , former chief of the Naval Research Laboratory and the Office of Naval Research, who was safely and honorably deceased at the time. Admiral Bowen's son and namesake, Harold G... |
FF-1079 | Avondale | 1971–1994 | To Turkey, renamed Akdeniz (F-257) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021079.htm |
| Paul USS Paul (FF-1080) The USS Paul was a Knox class frigate built for the United States Navy by Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana. Paul was laid down September 12, 1969, launched June 20, 1970 and delivered July 23, 1971. She was commissioned August 14, 1971, decommissioned August 14, 1992 and struck January 11,... |
FF-1080 | Avondale | 1971–1992 | To Turkey as spare parts hulk | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021080.htm |
| Aylwin USS Aylwin (FF-1081) USS Aylwin was a United States Navy . She was the fourth vessel named for John Cushing Aylwin. Aylwin was laid down on 13 November 1969 at Westwego, La., by the Avondale Shipyard, Inc.; launched on 29 August 1970; sponsored by Mrs. Charles K. Duncan; and commissioned on 18 September 1971 at the... |
FF-1081 | Avondale | 1971–1992 | To Taiwan, renamed Ning Yang (FF-938) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021081.htm |
| Elmer Montgomery USS Elmer Montgomery (FF-1082) USS Elmer Montgomery was a Knox class frigate built for the United States Navy by Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana. She was laid down January 23, 1970, launched November 21, 1970 and purchased October 14, 1971. She was commissioned October 30, 1971, decommissioned June 30, 1993 and struck... |
FF-1082 | Avondale | 1971–1993 | To Turkey as spare parts hulk | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021082.htm |
| Cook USS Cook (FF-1083) The USS Cook was a Knox class frigate built for the United States Navy by Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana. Her keel was laid 20 March 1970, she was launched 23 January 1971 and delivered 9 December 1971. Cook was commissioned 18 December 1971 and decommissioned 30 April 1992... |
FF-1083 | Avondale | 1971–1992 | To Taiwan, renamed Hae Yang (FF-936) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021083.htm |
| McCandless USS McCandless (FF-1084) The USS McCandless was a Knox class frigate of the US Navy. She was propelled by one Westinghouse steam turbine with a total of 35,000 shp.-External links:* *... |
FF-1084 | Avondale | 1972–1994 | To Turkey, renamed Trakya (F-257) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021084.htm |
| Donald B. Beary USS Donald B. Beary (FF-1085) USS Donald B. Beary was a in the service of the United States Navy from 1972 through 1994, when she was leased to Turkey. The frigate was subsequently sold to Turkey, where she continues to serve as the Tepe class frigate TCG Karadeniz .-Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons:References :... |
FF-1085 | Avondale | 1972–1994 | To Turkey, renamed Karadeniz (F-255) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021085.htm |
| Brewton USS Brewton (FF-1086) The USS Brewton was a Knox class frigate. The Brewton was launched 24 July 1970 and commissioned on 8 July 1972. She was decommissioned on 2 July 1992 and sold to Taiwan on 29 September 1999 under the Security Assistance Program, where she served as ROCS Fong Yang .-External links:***... |
FF-1086 | Avondale | 1972–1992 | To Taiwan, renamed Fong Yang (FF-933) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021086.htm |
| Kirk USS Kirk (FF-1087) USS Kirk was a Knox-class destroyer escort, originally designated as DE-1087 and reclassified as a frigate in the United States Navy. Her primary mission of ASW remained unchanged... |
FF-1087 | Avondale | 1972–1993 | To Taiwan, renamed Fen Yang (FF-934) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021087.htm |
| Barbey USS Barbey (FF-1088) USS Barbey was a of the US Navy. Barbey was laid down on 5 February 1972 by Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Westwego, La.; launched on 4 December 1971; sponsored by Mrs. Daniel E. Barbey, widow of Vice Admiral Barbey; and placed in commission at Long Beach Naval Shipyard on 11 November 1972, Comdr.... |
FF-1088 | Avondale | 1972–1992 | To Taiwan, renamed Hwai Yang (FF-937) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021088.htm |
| Jesse L. Brown USS Jesse L. Brown (FF-1089) USS Jesse L. Brown was a of the US Navy. She was named for Jesse L. Brown, the first African-American naval aviator in the US Navy. Mrs. Gilbert W. Thorne, Ship's Sponsor. This ship was eventually decommissioned and sold to the Egyptian Navy and was renamed Damiyat ... |
FF-1089 | Avondale | 1973–1994 | To Egypt, renamed Dumyat (F961) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021089.htm |
| Ainsworth USS Ainsworth (FF-1090) USS Ainsworth was a Knox-class frigate named for Vice Admiral Walden L. Ainsworth . Ainsworth was laid down at Westwego, La., on 11 June 1971 by Avondale Shipyards, Inc.; launched on 15 April 1972; sponsored by Mrs... |
FF-1090 | Avondale | 1973–1994 | To Turkey, renamed Ege (F-256) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021090.htm |
| Miller USS Miller (FF-1091) USS Miller , originally was a Knox class frigate of destroyer escorts in the United States Navy. She was named for Cook Third Class Doris "Dorie" Miller, who was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions at the attack on Pearl Harbor.... |
FF-1091 | Avondale | 1973–1991 | To Turkey as spare parts hulk | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021091.htm |
| Thomas C. Hart USS Thomas C. Hart (FF-1092) The USS Thomas C. Hart was a , named for Admiral and Senator Thomas C. Hart. Thomas C. Hart was laid down on 8 October 1971 at Westwego, La., by Avondale Shipyards, Inc.; launched on 12 August 1972; sponsored by Mrs. Reginald Bragonier, eldest granddaughter of Admiral Thomas C. Hart; and... |
FF-1092 | Avondale | 1973–1993 | To Turkey, renamed Zafer (F-253) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021092.htm |
| Capodanno USS Capodanno (FF-1093) USS Capodanno was the 42nd Knox class frigate in the United States Navy. It was named after Fr. Vincent Capodanno, recipient of the Medal of Honor.... |
FF-1093 | Avondale | 1973–1993 | To Turkey, renamed Muavenet (F-250) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021093.htm |
| Pharris USS Pharris (FF-1094) USS Pharris was a Knox-class destroyer escort named after Medal of Honor recipient Lieutenant Commander Jackson C. Pharris. It was originally designated as DE-1094 and later reclassified as a frigate in the United States Navy. In 1992 the ship was decommissioned and transferred to the Mexican Navy... |
FF-1094 | Avondale | 1974–1992 | To Mexico, renamed ARM Guadalupe Victoria (F-213) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021094.htm |
| Truett USS Truett (FF-1095) USS Truett was a named after Quincy Hightower Truett, who received the Navy Cross posthumously. The ship is now serving in the Royal Thai Navy as the HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok .... |
FF-1095 | Avondale | 1974–1994 | To Thailand, renamed HTMS. Phutthayotfa Chulalok (FFG 461) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021095.htm |
| Valdez USS Valdez (FF-1096) The USS Valdez is the forty-fifth and was built by Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana, and originally assigned as a Knox-class destroyer escort . She was propelled by one Westinghouse steam turbine with a total of 35,000 shp... |
FF-1096 | Avondale | 1974–1991 | To Taiwan, renamed Ki Yang (FF-939) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021096.htm |
| Moinester USS Moinester (FF-1097) The USS Moinester was a Knox class frigate. It was propelled by one Westinghouse steam turbine with a total of 35,000 shp. It was decommissioned and sold to the Egyptian Navy and the Moinester became the Egyptian frigate Rasheed ... |
FF-1097 | Avondale | 1974–1994 | To Egypt, renamed Rasheed (F.962) | http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021097.htm |