USS Capodanno (FF-1093)
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.jpg) USS Capodanno (FF-1093) |
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| Career (US) |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 25 August 1966 |
| Builder: | Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | 12 October 1971 |
| Launched: | 21 October 1972 |
| Acquired: | 18 October 1973 |
| Commissioned: | 17 November 1973 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 July 1993 |
| Struck: | 11 January 1995 |
| Motto: | Duty with Honor |
| Nickname: | Happy Cappy |
| Fate: | Leased and then sold to Turkey |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,201 tons (4,182 tons full load) |
| Length: | 438 ft (134 m) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Draught: | 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × CE 1200psi boilers 1 Westinghouse geared turbine 1 shaft, 35,000 SHP (26 MW) |
| Speed: | over 27 knots |
| Complement: | 18 officers, 267 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
AN/SPS-40 Air Search Radar AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar AN/SQS-26 Sonar AN/SQR-18 Towed array sonar system Mk68 Gun Fire Control System |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: |
AN/SLQ-32 Electronics Warfare 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 four single tube launchers) one 20mm Phalanx CIWS |
| Aircraft carried: | one SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter |
USS Capodanno (FF 1093) was the 42nd Knox class frigate in the United States Navy. It was named after Fr. Vincent Capodanno, recipient of the Medal of Honor.
Decommissioned on 30 July 1993, the Capodanno was subsequently leased to Turkey where she was recommissioned as TCG Muavenet (F-250). Stricken from the Navy list on 11 January 1995, the Capodanno was finally sold to Turkey on 22 February 2002. The ship was removed from active service in 2012.
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