USS Capodanno

	USS Capodanno (FF-1093)
History
United States
Name	USS Capodanno
Namesake	Vincent R. Capodanno
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
Stricken	11 January 1995
Identification	FF-1093
Motto	Duty with Honor
Nickname(s)	Happy Cappy
Fate	Leased and then sold to Turkey
Turkey
Name	TCG Muavenet
Acquired	1993
Commissioned	1993
Decommissioned	2012
Identification	F-250
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
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 Template:Sclass- in the United States Navy. It was named after Fr. Vincent Capodanno, recipient of the Medal of Honor.

Design and description

The Knox class design was derived from the Template:Sclass- modified to extend range and without a long-range missile system. The ships had an overall length of 438 feet (133.5 m), a beam of 47 feet (14.3 m) and a draft of 25 feet (7.6 m). They displaced 4,066 long tons (4,131 t) at full load. Their crew consisted of 13 officers and 211 enlisted men.^[1]

The ships were equipped with one Westinghouse geared steam turbine that drove the single propeller shaft. The turbine was designed to produce 35,000 shaft horsepower (26,000 kW), using steam provided by 2 C-E boilers, to reach the designed speed of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph). The Knox class had a range of 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).^[2]

The Knox-class ships were armed with a 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun forward and a single 3″/50 caliber gun aft. They mounted an eight-round ASROC launcher between the 5-inch (127 mm) gun and the bridge. Close-range anti-submarine defense was provided by two twin 12.75-inch (324 mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes. The ships were equipped with a torpedo-carrying DASH drone helicopter; its telescoping hangar and landing pad were positioned amidships aft of the mack. Beginning in the 1970s, the DASH was replaced by a SH-2 Seasprite LAMPS I helicopter and the hangar and landing deck were accordingly enlarged. Most ships also had the 3-inch (76 mm) gun replaced by an eight-cell BPDMS missile launcher in the early 1970s.^[3]

Construction and career

Decommissioned on 30 July 1993, Capodanno was subsequently leased to Turkey where she was recommissioned as TCG Muavenet (F-250). Stricken from the Navy list on 11 January 1995, Capodanno was finally sold to Turkey on 22 February 2002. The ship was removed from active service in 2012.

Notes

^ Friedman, pp. 357–60, 425
^ Gardiner, Chumley & Budzbon, p. 598
^ Friedman, pp. 360–61; Gardiner, Chumley & Budzbon, p. 598

References

Friedman, Norman (1982). U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-733-X.
Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

External links

[1] Friedman, pp. 357–60, 425

[g8-2] Gardiner, Chumley & Budzbon, p. 598

[3] Friedman, pp. 360–61; Gardiner, Chumley & Budzbon, p. 598

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