USS Reasoner
United States Navy frigate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about USS Reasoner (FF-1063)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
USS Reasoner (FF-1063) was a Knox-class frigate of the United States Navy, named in honor of 1st Lt. Frank S. Reasoner, awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously in the Vietnam War.
Quick Facts History, United States ...
USS Reasoner (FF-1063) | |
History | |
---|---|
United States | |
Name | Reasoner |
Namesake | Frank S. Reasoner |
Ordered | 22 July 1964 |
Builder | Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington |
Laid down | 6 January 1969 |
Launched | 1 August 1970 |
Acquired | 22 June 1971 |
Commissioned | 31 July 1971 |
Decommissioned | 28 August 1993 |
Identification | FF-1063 |
Motto | Fidelity |
Fate | Sold to Turkey, 22 February 2002 |
Turkey | |
Name | Kocatepe |
Acquired | 22 February 2002 |
Fate | Sunk as target, 4 May 2005 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Knox-class frigate |
Displacement | 3,011 tons (3,877 full load) |
Length | 438 ft (134 m) |
Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
Draft | 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m) |
Propulsion | 2 - 1200 psi boilers; 1 geared turbine, 1 shaft; 35,000 shp (26,000 kW) |
Speed | over 27 kn (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Complement | 18 officers, 267 enlisted |
Sensors and processing systems |
|
Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 Electronics Warfare System |
Armament |
|
Aircraft carried | one SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter |
Close