Wednesday, December 03, 2008

FF 1052 Knox

IOC: 1969
Total Production: 51

Also Known As
Allende (Mexico)
Baleares (Spain)
Chi Yang (Taiwan)
Damyat (Egypt)
Ipiros (Greece)
Muavenet (Turkey)
Phutthayotfa Chulaok (Thailand)

Origin
United States of America

Guided Missiles:
AGM-84D Harpoon (8)
RUR-5 ASROC (8)

SAM & ABM Missiles:
RIM-7M SeaSparrow (8)

Torpedoes:
Mark 46 (4)

Aircraft, Vehicles & Crafts:
SH-2G Super Seasprite

Guns & Missile Launchers:
Mk 15 Phalanx Block 0

Protection Systems:
AN/SLQ-25A SSTD
AN/SLQ-32(V)5

Description: FF 1052 Knox-class frigates were designed to provide the US Navy with a ship capable of protecting amphibious expeditionary forces, commercial merchants and replenishment ships from underwater threats. They are powered by a gas turbine and one shaft delivering 35,000-shp which allows for a top speed of 27 knots. The weapon system provided to these ships includes a 127mm Mk 42 naval gun, Mk 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS), four torpedo tubes, ASROC anti-submarine missiles, Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missiles, and Harpoon anti-ship missiles. In addition, they were equipped with helicopter facilities to operate a single rotary wing aircraft such as SH-2 Seasprite.

The US Navy commissioned 46 Knox frigates between 1969 and 1974. Baleares class frigates were based on Knox design with the helicopter hangar and deck replaced by SM-1 Standard missile facilities. The Spanish Navy commissioned five Baleares-class ships between 1973 and 1976. The US Navy decommissioned its last Knox frigate in 1994. The Spanish Navy is replacing its aging Baleares by F100 frigates. Knox frigates are still operational with international navies which obtained ex-US Navy ships through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 285

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 127 mm

Number of Weapons: 24

Dimensions: Length 134 m, Width 14 m

Weights: Max Weight 4,200 t

Performance: Top Speed 14 mps (27 kt)

Power: Power 35,000 shp

FF 1052 Knox - Contracts, Orders & Sales

see transactions report

FF 1052 Knox; items: 1; transferred from United States of America to Mexico in 2002
Items: 1

Knox class frigate; items: 2; transferred from United States of America to Thailand in 1994 and 1998
Items: 2

Delivery	Items
1998	1
1994	1

Knox class frigate; items: 8; transferred from United States of America to Turkey in 1993 and 1994
Items: 8

Delivery	Items
1994	4
1993	4

Operators

see operators map

Egypt / 2

Greece / 1

Mexico / 3

Spain / 5

Taiwan / 8

Thailand / 2

Turkey / 6

United States of America / 46 / Decommissioned

Ships

961 Damyat

Commissioning: 1994

USS Jesse L. Brown FF 1089
Active: Feb 1973 - Jul 1994

966 Rasheed

Commissioning: 1994

USS Moinester FF 1097
Active: Nov 1974 - Jul 1994

F456 Ipiros

Commissioning: 1992

USS Connole FF 1056
Active: Aug 1969 - Aug 1992

F211 Allende

Commissioning: 1998

USS Stein FF 1065
Active: Jan 1972 - Feb 1992

F212 Abasolo

Commissioning: 1998

USS Marvin Shields FF 1066
Active: Apr 1971 - Jul 1992

F213 Victoria

Commissioning: 2000

USS Pharris FF 1094
Active: Jan 1974 - Apr 1992

F71 Baleares

Commissioning: 1973

F72 Andalucia

Commissioning: 1974

F73 Cataluna

Commissioning: 1975

F74 Asturias

Commissioning: 1975

F75 Extremadura

Commissioning: 1976

932 Chi Yang

Commissioning: 1992

USS Robert E. Perry FF 1073
Active: Sep 1972 - Aug 1992

933 Feng Yang

Commissioning: 1992

USS Brewton FF 1086
Active: Jul 1972 - Jul 1992

934 Fen Yang

Commissioning: 1993

USS Kirk FF 1087
Active: Sep 1972 - Aug 1993

935 Lan Yang

Commissioning: 1994

USS Joseph Hewes FF 1078
Active: Apr 1971 - Jun 1994

936 Hae Yang

Commissioning: 1994

USS Cook FF 1083
Active: Dec 1971 - Apr 1992

937 Hwai Yang

Commissioning: 1994

USS Barbey FF 1088
Active: Nov 1972 - Mar 1992

938 Ning Yang

Commissioning: 1998

USS Aylwin FF 1081
Active: Sep 1971 - May 1992

939 Yi Yang

Commissioning: 1998

USS Valdez FF 1096
Active: Jul 1974 - Dec 1991

461 Phutthayotfa Chulaok

Commissioning: 1994

USS Truett FF 1095
Active: Jun 1974 - Jul 1994

462 Phutthaloetla Naphalai

Commissioning: 1997

USS Ouellet FF 1077
Active: Dec 1970 - Aug 1993

F250 Muavenet

Commissioning: 1993

USS Capodanno FF 1093
Active: Nov 1973 - Jul 1993

F252 Kocatepe

Commissioning: 1993

USS Reasoner FF 1063
Active: Jul 1971 - Sep 1993

F253 Zafer

Commissioning: 1993

USS Thomas C. Hart FF 1092
Active: Jul 1973 - Aug 1993

F254 Trakya

Commissioning: 1994

USS McCandless FF 1084
Active: Mar 1972 - May 1994

F255 Karadeniz

Commissioning: 1994

USS Donald B. Beary FF 1085
Active: Jul 1972 - May 1994

F256 Ege

Commissioning: 1994

USS Ainsworth FF 1090
Active: Mar 1973 - May 1994

FF 1052 USS Knox / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1964
Commissioning: Saturday, April 12, 1969
Decommissioning: Friday, February 14, 1992

FF 1053 USS Roark / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1964
Commissioning: Saturday, November 22, 1969
Decommissioning: Saturday, December 14, 1991

FF 1054 USS Gray / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1964
Commissioning: Saturday, April 04, 1970
Decommissioning: Sunday, September 29, 1991

FF 1055 USS Hepburn / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1964
Commissioning: Thursday, July 03, 1969
Decommissioning: Friday, December 20, 1991

FF 1057 USS Rathburne / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1964
Commissioning: Saturday, May 16, 1970
Decommissioning: Friday, February 14, 1992

FF 1058 USS Meyerkord / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1964
Commissioning: Friday, November 28, 1969
Decommissioning: Saturday, December 14, 1991

FF 1059 USS W. S. Sims / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1964
Commissioning: Saturday, January 03, 1970
Decommissioning: Friday, September 06, 1991

FF 1060 USS Lang / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1964
Commissioning: Saturday, March 28, 1970
Decommissioning: Thursday, December 12, 1991

FF 1061 USS Patterson / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1964
Commissioning: Saturday, March 14, 1970
Decommissioning: Monday, September 30, 1991

FF 1062 USS Whipple / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1965
Commissioning: Saturday, August 22, 1970
Decommissioning: Friday, February 14, 1992

FF 1064 USS Lockwood / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1965
Commissioning: Saturday, December 05, 1970
Decommissioning: Monday, September 27, 1993

FF 1067 USS Francis Hammond / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1965
Commissioning: Saturday, July 25, 1970
Decommissioning: Thursday, July 02, 1992

FF 1068 USS Vreeland / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1965
Commissioning: Saturday, June 13, 1970
Decommissioning: Tuesday, June 30, 1992

FF 1069 USS Bagley / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1965
Commissioning: Friday, May 05, 1972
Decommissioning: Thursday, September 26, 1991

FF 1070 USS Downes / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1965
Commissioning: Saturday, August 28, 1971
Decommissioning: Friday, June 05, 1992

FF 1071 USS Badger / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1965
Commissioning: Tuesday, December 01, 1970
Decommissioning: Friday, December 20, 1991

FF 1072 USS Blakely / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1965
Commissioning: Tuesday, July 28, 1970
Decommissioning: Friday, November 15, 1991

FF 1074 USS Harold E. Holt / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1965
Commissioning: Friday, March 26, 1971
Decommissioning: Thursday, July 02, 1992

FF 1075 USS Trippe / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1965
Commissioning: Saturday, September 19, 1970
Decommissioning: Thursday, July 30, 1992

FF 1076 USS Fanning / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1965
Commissioning: Friday, July 23, 1971
Decommissioning: Saturday, July 31, 1993

FF 1079 USS Bowen / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1966
Commissioning: Saturday, May 22, 1971
Decommissioning: Thursday, June 30, 1994

FF 1080 USS Paul / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1966
Commissioning: Saturday, August 14, 1971
Decommissioning: Friday, August 14, 1992

FF 1082 USS Elmer Montgomery / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1966
Commissioning: Saturday, October 30, 1971
Decommissioning: Wednesday, June 30, 1993

FF 1091 USS Miller / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1966
Commissioning: Saturday, June 30, 1973
Decommissioning: Tuesday, October 15, 1991

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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