USS Estocin (FFG-15)
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 USS Estocin underway in the Caribbean Sea |
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| Career (US) |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 27 February 1976 |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down: | 2 April 1979 |
| Launched: | 3 November 1979 |
| Commissioned: | 10 January 1981 |
| Decommissioned: | 3 April 2003 |
| Struck: | 3 April 2003 |
| Homeport: | Norfolk, Virginia (former) |
| Fate: | Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP) |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,100 tons (4,170 t) full load |
| Length: | 453 ft (138.1 m), overall |
| Beam: | 45 ft (13.7 m) |
| Draught: | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 41,000 shp (31 MW) through a single shaft and variable pitch propeller; 2 x Auxiliary Propulsion Units, 350 hp (.25 MW) retractable electric azipods for maneuvering and docking. |
| Speed: | 29+ knots (54+ km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nm (9,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
AN/SPS-49 air-search radar AN/SPS-55 surface-search radar CAS and STIR fire-control radar AN/SQS-56 sonar. |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
AN/SLQ-32 |
| Armament: |
As built:
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| Aircraft carried: | 2 × SH-60 LAMPS III helicopters |
USS Estocin (FFG-15), ninth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Captain Michael John Estocin (1931–1967). Ordered from Bath Iron Works on 27 February 1976 as part of the FY76 program, Estocin was laid down on 2 April 1979, launched on 3 November 1979, and commissioned on 10 January 1981. Decommissioned and stricken on 3 April 2003, Estocin was on the same day transferred to Turkey as that nation's TCG Göksu (F 497).
Estocin (FFG-15) was the first ship of that name in the US Navy.
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This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
