Knox class Frigate

An important antisubmarine escort force for two decades, Knoxs were originally laid down as destroyer escorts (DE) but were all reclassified as frigates (FF) in 1975. Later upgrades include the replacement of the Sea Sparrow box launcher by a CIWS Phalanx ( see picture )

Derivatives / Succeeded by
1973	FFG Baleares class
1994	Phutthayotfa Chulalok class
1999	Chi Yang class

Specifications

257

crew

4260

full load (tn)

134

length (m)

14.25

beam (m)

7.54

draught (m)

max speed (knots)

35000

power (shp)

Naval Engine boilers

Naval Engine steam turbines

Missile Launcher Mk 25 8-cell Sea Sparrow

Naval Gun Mark 42 5/54 inch (127mm)

Torpedo Launchers Mk 16 8-cell ASROC

Torpedo Launchers single tube 324 mm

Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-40

Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-67

Sonar hull mounted sonar AN/SQS-26

Sonar towed array sonar AN/SQR-18

Aircraft

		Typical	Max
US Navy	Kaman Seasprite	1	1
Turkish Navy	Agusta AB212	1	1
Egyptian Navy	Kaman Seasprite	0	1

Shipyards

Avondale Shipyard -	27
Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company - Harbor Island	5
Todd Pacific Shipyards, San Pedro -	7
Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle -	7

List of Ships

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1969	1992		US Navy	FF-1052	USS Knox	NAAS
1969	1991		US Navy	FF-1053	USS Roark	NOUR
1969	1991		US Navy	FF-1055	USS Hepburn	NAAP
1969	1992		US Navy	FF-1056	USS Connole
1992	2002	Hellenic Navy F456 HS Ipiros
1969	1991		US Navy	FF-1058	USS Meyerkord	NLJY
1970	1991		US Navy	FF-1054	USS Gray	NVXR
1970	1992		US Navy	FF-1057	USS Rathburne	NVUV
1970	1991		US Navy	FF-1059	USS W. S. Sims	NWSS
1999	1999	Turkish Navy parts hulk USS W. S. Sims
1970	1991		US Navy	FF-1060	USS Lang
1970	1991		US Navy	FF-1061	USS Patterson	NTMV
1970	1992		US Navy	FF-1062	USS Whipple
2002	--	Mexican Navy F214 ARM Mina
1970	1993		US Navy	FF-1064	USS Lockwood	NIMH
1970	1992		US Navy	FF-1067	USS Francis Hammond	NFHU
1970	1992		US Navy	FF-1068	USS Vreeland	NMAP
1992	1998	Hellenic Navy F458 HS Makedonia
1970	1991		US Navy	FF-1071	USS Badger	NHDT
1970	1991		US Navy	FF-1072	USS Blakely
1970	1992		US Navy	FF-1075	USS Trippe
1992	2001	Hellenic Navy F457 HS Thraki
1970	1993		US Navy	FF-1077	USS Ouellet	NDNR
1996	--	Phutthayotfa Chulalok class Royal Thai Navy FFG 462 HTMS Phutthaloetla Naphalai
1971	1993		US Navy	FF-1063	USS Reasoner	NPXQ
2002	--	Turkish Navy F252 TCG Kocatepe
1971	1992		US Navy	FF-1066	USS Marvin Shields	NKSG
1997	--	Mexican Navy F212 ARM Abasolo
1971	1992		US Navy	FF-1070	USS Downes	NMFA
1971	1992		US Navy	FF-1074	USS Harold E. Holt
1971	1993		US Navy	FF-1076	USS Fanning	NKBP
1993	2001	Turkish Navy F251 TCG Adatepe
1971	1994		US Navy	FF-1078	USS Joseph Hewes	NELP
1999	--	Chi Yang class ROCN FF-935 ROCS Lan Yang
1971	1994		US Navy	FF-1079	USS Bowen	NATM
1995	--	Turkish Navy F257 TCG Akdeniz
1971	1992		US Navy	FF-1080	USS Paul	NOHZ
2000	2000	Turkish Navy parts hulk USS Paul
1971	1992		US Navy	FF-1081	USS Aylwin	NJHC
1999	--	Chi Yang class ROCN FF-938 ROCS Ni Yang
1971	1993		US Navy	FF-1082	USS Elmer Montgomery	NQJH
1993	1993	Turkish Navy parts hulk USS Elmer Montgomery
1971	1992		US Navy	FF-1083	USS Cook	NACI
1999	--	Chi Yang class ROCN FF-936 ROCS Hae Yang
1971	1992		US Navy	FF-1088	USS Barbey	NTBS
1999	--	Chi Yang class ROCN FF-937 ROCS Hwai Yang
1972	1992		US Navy	FF-1065	USS Stein	NDKB
1997	--	Mexican Navy F211 ARM Allende
1972	1991		US Navy	FF-1069	USS Bagley	NULQ
1972	1992		US Navy	FF-1073	USS Robert E. Peary	NREP
1999	--	Chi Yang class ROCN FF-932 ROCS Chi Yang
1972	1994		US Navy	FF-1084	USS McCandless	NIQC
2002	--	Turkish Navy F254 TCG Trakya
1972	1994		US Navy	FF-1085	USS Donald B. Beary	NQUB
2002	--	Turkish Navy F255 TCG Karadeniz
1972	1992		US Navy	FF-1086	USS Brewton
1999	--	Chi Yang class ROCN FF-933 ROCS Fong Yang
1972	1993		US Navy	FF-1087	USS Kirk	NBMR
1999	--	Chi Yang class ROCN FF-934 ROCS Fen Yang
1973	2005		Spanish Navy	F-71	Baleares class Baleares	EBFK
1973	1994		US Navy	FF-1089	USS Jesse L. Brown	NCGP
1994	--	Egyptian Navy F961 Dumyat
1973	1994		US Navy	FF-1090	USS Ainsworth	NCQI
1999	2005	Turkish Navy F256 TCG Ege
1973	1991		US Navy	FF-1091	USS Miller	NDIK
1999	1999	Turkish Navy parts hulk USS Miller
1973	1993		US Navy	FF-1092	USS Thomas C. Hart	NTCH
1993	2014	Turkish Navy F253 TCG Zafer
1973	1993		US Navy	FF-1093	USS Capodanno	NFVC
2002	--	Turkish Navy F250 TCG Muavenet
1974	2005		Spanish Navy	F-72	Baleares class Andalucia	EBGK
1974	1992		US Navy	FF-1094	USS Pharris
1999	--	Mexican Navy F213 ARM Victoria
1974	1994		US Navy	FF-1095	USS Truett	NHDB
1994	--	Phutthayotfa Chulalok class Royal Thai Navy FFG 461 HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok
1974	1991		US Navy	FF-1096	USS Valdez	NIDC
1999	--	Chi Yang class ROCN FF-939 ROCS Yi Yang
1974	1994		US Navy	FF-1097	USS Moinester	NKIA
1994	--	Egyptian Navy F966 Rasheed
1975	2004		Spanish Navy	F-73	Baleares class Cataluña	EBJV
1975	2009		Spanish Navy	F-74	Baleares class Asturias	EBHB
1976	2006		Spanish Navy	F-75	Baleares class Extremadura	EBLT

51 units

Events

1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1052 USS Knox
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1053 USS Roark
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1055 USS Hepburn
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1054 USS Gray
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1068 USS Vreeland
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1056 USS Connole
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1075 USS Trippe
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1057 USS Rathburne
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1073 USS Robert E. Peary
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1076 USS Fanning
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1058 USS Meyerkord
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1059 USS W. S. Sims
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1060 USS Lang
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1061 USS Patterson
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1062 USS Whipple
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1063 USS Reasoner
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1064 USS Lockwood
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1065 USS Stein
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1066 USS Marvin Shields
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1067 USS Francis Hammond
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1069 USS Bagley
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1070 USS Downes
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1071 USS Badger
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1072 USS Blakely
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1074 USS Harold E. Holt
1964-jul-22	Ordered	Ordered FF-1077 USS Ouellet
1965-oct-05	Laid down	Laid down FF-1052 USS Knox
1966-feb-02	Laid down	Laid down FF-1053 USS Roark
1966-jun-01	Laid down	Laid down FF-1055 USS Hepburn
1966-aug-25	Ordered	Ordered FF-1095 USS Truett
1966-aug-25	Ordered	Ordered FF-1078 USS Joseph Hewes
1966-aug-25	Ordered	Ordered FF-1080 USS Paul
1966-aug-25	Ordered	Ordered FF-1081 USS Aylwin
1966-aug-25	Ordered	Ordered FF-1082 USS Elmer Montgomery
1966-aug-25	Ordered	Ordered FF-1083 USS Cook
1966-aug-25	Ordered	Ordered FF-1084 USS McCandless
1966-aug-25	Ordered	Ordered FF-1085 USS Donald B. Beary
1966-aug-25	Ordered	Ordered FF-1086 USS Brewton
1966-aug-25	Ordered	Ordered FF-1087 USS Kirk
1966-aug-25	Ordered	Ordered FF-1088 USS Barbey
1966-aug-25	Ordered	Ordered FF-1089 USS Jesse L. Brown
1966-aug-25	Ordered	Ordered FF-1097 USS Moinester
1966-aug-25	Ordered	Ordered FF-1090 USS Ainsworth
1966-aug-25	Ordered	Ordered FF-1091 USS Miller
1966-aug-25	Ordered	Ordered FF-1093 USS Capodanno
1966-aug-25	Ordered	Ordered FF-1094 USS Pharris
1966-aug-25	Ordered	Ordered FF-1096 USS Valdez
1966-sep-01	Laid down	Laid down FF-1058 USS Meyerkord
1966-nov-19	Launched	Launched FF-1052 USS Knox
1966-nov-19	Laid down	Laid down FF-1054 USS Gray
1967-mar-23	Laid down	Laid down FF-1056 USS Connole
1967-mar-25	Launched	Launched FF-1055 USS Hepburn
1967-mar-25	Laid down	Laid down FF-1060 USS Lang
1967-apr-10	Laid down	Laid down FF-1059 USS W. S. Sims
1967-apr-24	Laid down	Laid down FF-1062 USS Whipple
1967-apr-27	Launched	Launched FF-1053 USS Roark
1967-jul-15	Launched	Launched FF-1058 USS Meyerkord
1967-jul-15	Laid down	Laid down FF-1067 USS Francis Hammond
1967-oct-12	Laid down	Laid down FF-1061 USS Patterson
1967-nov-03	Launched	Launched FF-1054 USS Gray
1967-nov-03	Laid down	Laid down FF-1064 USS Lockwood
1968-jan-08	Laid down	Laid down FF-1057 USS Rathburne
1968-feb-17	Launched	Launched FF-1060 USS Lang
1968-feb-17	Laid down	Laid down FF-1071 USS Badger
1968-mar-20	Laid down	Laid down FF-1068 USS Vreeland
1968-apr-12	Launched	Launched FF-1062 USS Whipple
1968-apr-12	Laid down	Laid down FF-1066 USS Marvin Shields
1968-may-11	Launched	Launched FF-1067 USS Francis Hammond
1968-may-11	Laid down	Laid down FF-1074 USS Harold E. Holt
1968-jun-03	Laid down	Laid down FF-1072 USS Blakely
1968-jul-20	Launched	Launched FF-1056 USS Connole
1968-jul-29	Laid down	Laid down FF-1075 USS Trippe
1968-sep-05	Launched	Launched FF-1064 USS Lockwood
1968-sep-05	Laid down	Laid down FF-1070 USS Downes
1968-dec-07	Laid down	Laid down FF-1076 USS Fanning
1968-dec-07	Launched	Launched FF-1071 USS Badger
1969-jan-04	Launched	Launched FF-1059 USS W. S. Sims
1969-jan-06	Laid down	Laid down FF-1063 USS Reasoner
1969-jan-15	Laid down	Laid down FF-1077 USS Ouellet
1969-apr-12	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1052 USS Knox
1969-may-02	Launched	Launched FF-1057 USS Rathburne
1969-may-03	Launched	Launched FF-1061 USS Patterson
1969-may-03	Launched	Launched FF-1074 USS Harold E. Holt
1969-may-14	Laid down	Laid down FF-1078 USS Joseph Hewes
1969-jun-14	Launched	Launched FF-1068 USS Vreeland
1969-jul-03	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1055 USS Hepburn
1969-jul-11	Laid down	Laid down FF-1079 USS Bowen
1969-aug-23	Launched	Launched FF-1072 USS Blakely
1969-aug-30	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1056 USS Connole
1969-sep-12	Laid down	Laid down FF-1080 USS Paul
1969-oct-23	Launched	Launched FF-1066 USS Marvin Shields
1969-nov-01	Launched	Launched FF-1075 USS Trippe
1969-nov-13	Laid down	Laid down FF-1081 USS Aylwin
1969-nov-22	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1053 USS Roark
1969-nov-28	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1058 USS Meyerkord
1969-dec-12	Launched	Launched FF-1070 USS Downes
1970-jan-03	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1059 USS W. S. Sims
1970-jan-17	Launched	Launched FF-1077 USS Ouellet
1970-jan-23	Laid down	Laid down FF-1082 USS Elmer Montgomery
1970-jan-24	Launched	Launched FF-1076 USS Fanning
1970-mar-07	Launched	Launched FF-1078 USS Joseph Hewes
1970-mar-14	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1061 USS Patterson
1970-mar-20	Laid down	Laid down FF-1083 USS Cook
1970-mar-28	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1060 USS Lang
1970-apr-04	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1054 USS Gray
1970-may-02	Launched	Launched FF-1079 USS Bowen
1970-may-16	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1057 USS Rathburne
1970-jun-01	Laid down	Laid down FF-1065 USS Stein
1970-jun-04	Laid down	Laid down FF-1084 USS McCandless
1970-jun-13	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1068 USS Vreeland
1970-jun-20	Launched	Launched FF-1080 USS Paul
1970-jul-18	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1072 USS Blakely
1970-jul-24	Laid down	Laid down FF-1085 USS Donald B. Beary
1970-jul-24	Launched	Launched FF-1086 USS Brewton
1970-jul-25	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1067 USS Francis Hammond
1970-aug-01	Launched	Launched FF-1063 USS Reasoner
1970-aug-22	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1062 USS Whipple
1970-aug-29	Launched	Launched FF-1081 USS Aylwin
1970-sep-19	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1075 USS Trippe
1970-sep-22	Laid down	Laid down FF-1069 USS Bagley
1970-oct-02	Laid down	Laid down FF-1086 USS Brewton
1970-nov-21	Launched	Launched FF-1082 USS Elmer Montgomery
1970-dec-01	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1071 USS Badger
1970-dec-04	Laid down	Laid down FF-1087 USS Kirk
1970-dec-05	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1064 USS Lockwood
1970-dec-12	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1077 USS Ouellet
1970-dec-19	Launched	Launched FF-1065 USS Stein
1970-dec-20	Laid down	Laid down FF-1073 USS Robert E. Peary
1971-jan-23	Launched	Launched FF-1083 USS Cook
1971-feb-05	Laid down	Laid down FF-1088 USS Barbey
1971-mar-04		FF-1052 USS Knox suffer a JP-5 fire in engineering spaces while enroute from Guam to Hawaii
1971-mar-20	Launched	Launched FF-1084 USS McCandless
1971-mar-26	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1074 USS Harold E. Holt
1971-apr-08	Laid down	Laid down FF-1089 USS Jesse L. Brown
1971-apr-10	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1066 USS Marvin Shields
1971-apr-24	Launched	Launched FF-1069 USS Bagley
1971-apr-24	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1078 USS Joseph Hewes
1971-may-22	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1079 USS Bowen as DE-1079 Destroyer Escort
1971-may-22	Launched	Launched FF-1085 USS Donald B. Beary
1971-jun-11	Laid down	Laid down FF-1090 USS Ainsworth
1971-jun-23	Launched	Launched FF-1073 USS Robert E. Peary
1971-jul-23	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1076 USS Fanning
1971-jul-31	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1063 USS Reasoner
1971-aug-06	Laid down	Laid down FF-1091 USS Miller
1971-aug-14	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1080 USS Paul
1971-aug-28	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1070 USS Downes
1971-sep-18	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1081 USS Aylwin
1971-sep-25	Launched	Launched FF-1087 USS Kirk
1971-oct-08	Laid down	Laid down FF-1092 USS Thomas C. Hart
1971-oct-12	Laid down	Laid down FF-1093 USS Capodanno
1971-oct-30	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1082 USS Elmer Montgomery
1971-nov-11	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1088 USS Barbey
1971-dec-04	Launched	Launched FF-1088 USS Barbey
1971-dec-18	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1083 USS Cook
1972-jan-08	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1065 USS Stein
1972-feb-11	Laid down	Laid down FF-1094 USS Pharris
1972-mar-18	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1084 USS McCandless
1972-mar-18	Launched	Launched FF-1089 USS Jesse L. Brown
1972-apr-15	Launched	Launched FF-1090 USS Ainsworth
1972-apr-27	Laid down	Laid down FF-1095 USS Truett
1972-may-06	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1069 USS Bagley
1972-jun-03	Launched	Launched FF-1091 USS Miller
1972-jun-30	Laid down	Laid down FF-1096 USS Valdez
1972-jul-08	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1086 USS Brewton
1972-jul-22	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1085 USS Donald B. Beary
1972-aug-12	Launched	Launched FF-1092 USS Thomas C. Hart
1972-aug-25	Laid down	Laid down FF-1097 USS Moinester
1972-sep-09	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1087 USS Kirk
1972-sep-23	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1073 USS Robert E. Peary
1972-oct-21	Launched	Launched FF-1093 USS Capodanno
1972-dec-16	Launched	Launched FF-1094 USS Pharris
1973-feb-03	Launched	Launched FF-1095 USS Truett
1973-feb-17	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1089 USS Jesse L. Brown
1973-mar-24	Launched	Launched FF-1096 USS Valdez
1973-mar-31	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1090 USS Ainsworth
1973-may-12	Launched	Launched FF-1097 USS Moinester
1973-jun-30	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1091 USS Miller
1973-jul-28	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1092 USS Thomas C. Hart as DE-1092
1973-nov-17	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1093 USS Capodanno
1974-jan-26	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1094 USS Pharris
1974-jun-01	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1095 USS Truett
1974-jul-27	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1096 USS Valdez
1974-oct-04		FF-1068 USS Vreeland Towed by USS William H Standley (CG-32) in the Med due to serious boiler trouble
1974-nov-02	Commissioned	Commissioned FF-1097 USS Moinester
1975-apr		FF-1087 USS Kirk fall of Saigon, Vietnam, Air America UH-1B N1305X
1975-may	Deployment	Deployment FF-1074 USS Harold E. Holt Mayaguez incident
1975-jun		FF-1053 USS Roark reclassified FF-1053 previous DE-1053
1975-jun		FF-1070 USS Downes reclassified FF-1070 previous DE-1070
1975-jun-19	Aircraft	Aircraft FF-1081 USS Aylwin SH-2F 149745 accident
1975-jun-30		FF-1052 USS Knox Reclassified as FF
1975-jun-30		FF-1054 USS Gray Reclassified as FF
1975-jun-30		FF-1079 USS Bowen reclassified to FF-1079 Frigate
1975-jun-30		FF-1092 USS Thomas C. Hart reclassified as FF-1092
1978-aug	Port Visit	Port Visit FF-1068 USS Vreeland First American warship to visit Mogadishu since military came to power in October, 1969
1979-jun-04	Aircraft	Aircraft FF-1065 USS Stein WESTPAC with Seasprite 149761
1980-sep-25		FF-1068 USS Vreeland Ordered by US official to make room for Soviet cruise ship Maxim Gorky at Manhattan dock
1980-dec	Aircraft	Aircraft FF-1092 USS Thomas C. Hart Pictured with Seasprite 150146 about to land
1981-oct-13		FF-1085 USS Donald B. Beary LAMPS 32 accident landing. 2 crew members rescued 1 sonar tech 1st class Leroy Cambel lost at sea . went down with aircraft
1982-mar-25	Aircraft	Aircraft FF-1085 USS Donald B. Beary Off Martha s Vineyard south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. SH-3F 149032 accident
1982-jun	Deployment	Deployment FF-1081 USS Aylwin Mediterranean Sea with SH-2F 149744
1982-jul		FF-1068 USS Vreeland UNREP with USS Mount Baker (AE-34) in Mediterranean
1982-sep-14		FF-1068 USS Vreeland In the Red Sea searching for missing pilot that crashed F-4 Phantom jet while attempting to land on the USS Forrestal
1982-oct-05	Port Visit	Port Visit FF-1084 USS McCandless visited Devonport 5-9 Oct 1982, with SH-2F 151321/135-HV of HSL-32 embarked.
1983-jul-15	Homeport	Homeport FF-1081 USS Aylwin Charleston, SC
1984-dec-24		FF-1068 USS Vreeland assigned to escort a Soviet flotilla headed to Cuba
1984-dec-29		FF-1068 USS Vreeland Relieved by USS John L Hall (FFG-32) along Florida coast
1985-mar	Aircraft	Aircraft FF-1055 USS Hepburn SH-2F 150150
1985-may		FF-1068 USS Vreeland Deployed to Honduras
1985-aug		FF-1068 USS Vreeland Ocean Safari 85, Aug 28-Sept 20, Atlantic Ocean
1985-aug	Deployment	Deployment FF-1068 USS Vreeland Refueled in the North Atlantic by RFA Grey Rover
1985-sep	Port Visit	Port Visit FF-1068 USS Vreeland Port visit Bordeaux, France
1985-dec	Refit	Refit FF-1068 USS Vreeland Drydock
1986		FF-1068 USS Vreeland Mediterranean Deployment
1986-apr	Deployment	Deployment FF-1068 USS Vreeland Operation El Dorado Canyon - Libya, April 12-17
1986-aug	Port Visit	Port Visit FF-1068 USS Vreeland Port visit Naples, Italy
1987		FF-1053 USS Roark to naval reserve
1987	Aircraft	Aircraft FF-1077 USS Ouellet West-Pac with SH-2F 161908
1987-aug		FF-1068 USS Vreeland GITMO Cuba
1987-oct		FF-1068 USS Vreeland CV escort services
1988		FF-1068 USS Vreeland Dragon Hammer 88, HSL-36 helicopter crashed and sank attempting to land in heavy fog
1988-feb		FF-1068 USS Vreeland Mediterranean Deployment
1988-mar	Port Visit	Port Visit FF-1068 USS Vreeland Port visit Ibiza, Spain
1988-may-01		FF-1068 USS Vreeland Dragon Hammer 88, May 1-14
1988-may-08	Aircraft	Aircraft FF-1068 USS Vreeland accident SH-2F 161903
1988-jun	Port Visit	Port Visit FF-1068 USS Vreeland Port visit Malaga, Spain
1988-sep-26	Port Visit	Port Visit FF-1086 USS Brewton Fleet Review: Australia Bi-centennial Naval Salute to Sydney for Australian Bi-centennial Fleet Review
1988-nov-11	Aircraft	Aircraft FF-1088 USS Barbey accident SH-2F 161651 in Gulf of Oman
1989	Aircraft	Aircraft FF-1074 USS Harold E. Holt West-Pac with SH-2F 161643
1990	Deployment	Deployment FF-1063 USS Reasoner Westpac 90, SH-2F HSL-35 Det.10 152204
1990	Deployment	Deployment FF-1082 USS Elmer Montgomery Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm with SH-2F 161652 from HSL-36 Det.9
1990-jun-22	Port Visit	Port Visit FF-1094 USS Pharris 22+23 June participated with Fleet Days Den Helder Netherlands. On board SH-2F 151316
1990-aug-02		FF-1063 USS Reasoner Operation Desert Shield/Storm desert sheild
1991-feb-01		FF-1064 USS Lockwood Surface search radar installed on Lockwood and SN/SPS-10 not SPS-67. I was the OE Division LCPO onboard and my guys maintained all the RADAR, Communications and Navigation equipment.
1991-jun-29	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1054 USS Gray
1991-jul	Port Visit	Port Visit FF-1056 USS Connole 03jul-07jul Oostelijke Handelskade embarked Seasprite 152191
1991-sep-06	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1059 USS W. S. Sims
1991-sep-26	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1069 USS Bagley
1991-sep-30	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1061 USS Patterson
1991-oct-15	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1091 USS Miller
1991-nov-15	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1072 USS Blakely
1991-dec		FF-1079 USS Bowen reclassified to FFT-1079 Training Frigate
1991-dec-12	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1060 USS Lang
1991-dec-14	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1053 USS Roark
1991-dec-14	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1058 USS Meyerkord
1991-dec-16	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1096 USS Valdez
1991-dec-20	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1055 USS Hepburn
1991-dec-20	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1071 USS Badger
1992	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1075 USS Trippe to Greece as Thraki
1992-jan		FF-1089 USS Jesse L. Brown reclassified as FFT-1089
1992-feb-14	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1052 USS Knox
1992-feb-14	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1057 USS Rathburne
1992-feb-14	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1062 USS Whipple
1992-feb-14	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1070 USS Downes
1992-mar-19	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1065 USS Stein
1992-mar-20	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1088 USS Barbey
1992-apr-15	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1094 USS Pharris
1992-apr-30	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1083 USS Cook
1992-may-15	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1081 USS Aylwin
1992-jun-30	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1068 USS Vreeland
1992-jul-02	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1066 USS Marvin Shields
1992-jul-02	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1067 USS Francis Hammond
1992-jul-02	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1074 USS Harold E. Holt
1992-jul-02	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1086 USS Brewton
1992-jul-25	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1068 USS Vreeland leased to Greece as Macedonia
1992-jul-25		F458 HS Makedonia caught fire on her maiden voyage in middle atlantic
1992-jul-30	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1075 USS Trippe
1992-aug-07	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1073 USS Robert E. Peary
1992-aug-14	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1080 USS Paul
1992-aug-25		F458 HS Makedonia towed to Greece
1992-aug-30	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1056 USS Connole
1992-aug-30	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1056 USS Connole to Greece as Ipiros
1993-jun-30	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1082 USS Elmer Montgomery
1993-jul-30	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1093 USS Capodanno
1993-jul-31	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1076 USS Fanning
1993-jul-31	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1076 USS Fanning to Turkey as Adatepe
1993-jul-31	Commissioned	Commissioned F251 TCG Adatepe
1993-aug-06	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1077 USS Ouellet
1993-aug-06	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1087 USS Kirk
1993-aug-28	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1063 USS Reasoner
1993-aug-30	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1092 USS Thomas C. Hart
1993-aug-30	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1092 USS Thomas C. Hart to Turkey as F253 TCG Zafer
1993-aug-30	Commissioned	Commissioned F253 TCG Zafer
1993-sep-27	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1064 USS Lockwood
1993-dec-13	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1082 USS Elmer Montgomery to Turkey as spare parts
1993-dec-13	Commissioned	Commissioned parts hulk USS Elmer Montgomery
1993-dec-13	Decommissioned	Decommissioned parts hulk USS Elmer Montgomery
1994	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1079 USS Bowen
1994	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1079 USS Bowen to Turkey F257 TCG Akdeniz
1994-may-06	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1084 USS McCandless
1994-may-20	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1085 USS Donald B. Beary
1994-may-27	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1090 USS Ainsworth
1994-jun-28	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1097 USS Moinester
1994-jun-28	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1097 USS Moinester leased to Egypt as Rasheed
1994-jun-28	Commissioned	Commissioned F966 Rasheed
1994-jun-30	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1078 USS Joseph Hewes
1994-jul-27	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1089 USS Jesse L. Brown
1994-jul-27	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1089 USS Jesse L. Brown leased to Egypt as Dumyat
1994-jul-27	Commissioned	Commissioned F961 Dumyat
1994-jul-30	Decommissioned	Decommissioned FF-1095 USS Truett
1994-jul-30	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1095 USS Truett leased to Thailand as Phutthayotfa Chulalok
1995	Commissioned	Commissioned F257 TCG Akdeniz
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1052 USS Knox
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1053 USS Roark
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1055 USS Hepburn
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1054 USS Gray
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1057 USS Rathburne
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1073 USS Robert E. Peary
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1058 USS Meyerkord
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1059 USS W. S. Sims
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1060 USS Lang
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1061 USS Patterson
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1062 USS Whipple
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1063 USS Reasoner
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1066 USS Marvin Shields
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1067 USS Francis Hammond
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1069 USS Bagley
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1070 USS Downes
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1071 USS Badger
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1072 USS Blakely
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1074 USS Harold E. Holt
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1077 USS Ouellet
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1080 USS Paul
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1081 USS Aylwin
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1083 USS Cook
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1084 USS McCandless
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1085 USS Donald B. Beary
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1086 USS Brewton
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1087 USS Kirk
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1088 USS Barbey
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1090 USS Ainsworth
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1091 USS Miller
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1093 USS Capodanno
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1094 USS Pharris
1995-jan-11	Struck	Struck FF-1096 USS Valdez
1996-nov-27	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1077 USS Ouellet to Thailand as Phutthaloetla Naphalai
1997-jan-29	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1065 USS Stein to Mexico as Allende
1997-jan-29	Commissioned	Commissioned F211 ARM Allende
1997-jan-29	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1066 USS Marvin Shields to Mexico as Abasolo
1997-jan-29	Commissioned	Commissioned F212 ARM Abasolo
1998-mar-25		F961 Dumyat purchased
1998-mar-25		F966 Rasheed Purchased
1998-apr-04	Port Visit	Port Visit F257 TCG Akdeniz Apr98 STANAVFORMED embarked AB212 TCB-47
1998-apr-29	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1081 USS Aylwin to Taiwan as Ni Yang
1998-apr-29	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1096 USS Valdez to Taiwan as Yi Yang
1998-jul-22	Fate: sunk	Fate: sunk FF-1071 USS Badger as a target at 22 51.1 N, 160 33 W
1998-sep-29	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1083 USS Cook to Taiwan as Hae Yang
1999	Commissioned	Commissioned parts hulk USS W. S. Sims
1999	Decommissioned	Decommissioned parts hulk USS W. S. Sims
1999-jan	Decommissioned	Decommissioned F458 HS Makedonia
1999-may-15	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1090 USS Ainsworth to Turkey as Ege
1999-may-15	Commissioned	Commissioned F256 TCG Ege
1999-jun-15	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1094 USS Pharris to Mexico as Guadalupe Victoria
1999-jun-15	Commissioned	Commissioned F213 ARM Victoria
1999-jul-19	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1091 USS Miller to Turkey as spare parts
1999-jul-19	Commissioned	Commissioned parts hulk USS Miller
1999-jul-19	Decommissioned	Decommissioned parts hulk USS Miller
1999-sep	Fate: scrapped	Fate: scrapped FF-1061 USS Patterson
1999-sep-29	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1073 USS Robert E. Peary to Taiwan as Chi Yang
1999-sep-29	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1078 USS Joseph Hewes to Taiwan as Lan Yang
1999-sep-29	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1086 USS Brewton to Taiwan as Fong Yang
1999-sep-29	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1087 USS Kirk to Taiwan as Fen Yang
1999-sep-29	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1088 USS Barbey to Taiwan as Hwai Yang
1999-dec-21	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1059 USS W. S. Sims to Turkey as spare parts
2000-jan-09	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1080 USS Paul to Turkey as spare parts
2000-jan-09	Commissioned	Commissioned parts hulk USS Paul
2000-jan-09	Decommissioned	Decommissioned parts hulk USS Paul
2000-aug-04	Fate: scrapped	Fate: scrapped FF-1064 USS Lockwood
2000-sep-19	Fate: scrapped	Fate: scrapped FF-1069 USS Bagley
2000-sep-30	Fate: scrapped	Fate: scrapped FF-1072 USS Blakely
2001	Decommissioned	Decommissioned F251 TCG Adatepe
2001-jun	Fate: sunk	Fate: sunk parts hulk USS Miller as a target
2001-jul-21	Fate: scrapped	Fate: scrapped FF-1054 USS Gray
2001-dec-15	Fate: scrapped	Fate: scrapped FF-1058 USS Meyerkord
2001-dec-15	Fate: scrapped	Fate: scrapped FF-1060 USS Lang
2002-feb-02	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1084 USS McCandless to Turkey as Trakya
2002-feb-02	Commissioned	Commissioned F254 TCG Trakya
2002-feb-02	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1085 USS Donald B. Beary to Turkey as Karadeniz
2002-feb-02	Commissioned	Commissioned F255 TCG Karadeniz
2002-feb-22	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1063 USS Reasoner to Turkey as Kocatepe
2002-feb-22	Commissioned	Commissioned F252 TCG Kocatepe
2002-feb-22	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1093 USS Capodanno to Turkey as Muavenet
2002-feb-22	Commissioned	Commissioned F250 TCG Muavenet
2002-apr-10	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered FF-1062 USS Whipple to Mexico as Mina
2002-apr-10	Commissioned	Commissioned F214 ARM Mina
2002-jun-04	Fate: sunk	Fate: sunk FF-1055 USS Hepburn
2002-jul-05	Fate: sunk	Fate: sunk FF-1057 USS Rathburne
2002-jul-10	Fate: sunk	Fate: sunk FF-1074 USS Harold E. Holt as a target
2003-mar-31	Fate: scrapped	Fate: scrapped FF-1067 USS Francis Hammond
2003-aug-15	Fate: sunk	Fate: sunk FF-1070 USS Downes as a target
2004	Fate: scrapped	Fate: scrapped FF-1053 USS Roark
2005	Decommissioned	Decommissioned F256 TCG Ege
2007-aug-07	Fate: sunk	Fate: sunk FF-1052 USS Knox as a target off Guam
2009	Fate: museum	Fate: museum F256 TCG Ege Izmir, Turkey
2011		F253 TCG Zafer took part NATO Unified Protector against Lybia
2016-jun-10	Fate: sunk	Fate: sunk F253 TCG Zafer Decommissioned from the Turkish Navy and sunk as a target

1965

Knox class

Specifications

Aircraft

Shipyards

List of Ships

Events