Knox class - FF - Frigate IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: NTCH Shipyard: Avondale Shipyard Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFate: transferedAircraft History of USS Thomas C. Hart FF-1092 1971-oct-08Laid downLaid down 1972-aug-12LaunchedLaunched 1973-jul-28CommissionedCommissioned as DE-1092 1975-jun-30 reclassified as FF-1092 1980-decAircraftAircraft Pictured with Seasprite 150146 about to land 1993-aug-30DecommissionedDecommissioned 1993-aug-30Fate: transferedFate: transfered to Turkey as F253 TCG Zafer History of TCG Zafer F253 1993-aug-30CommissionedCommissioned 2011 Libyan coast took part NATO Unified Protector against Lybia 2016-jun-10Fate: sunkFate: sunk Decommissioned from the Turkish Navy and sunk as a target Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Knox class 257crew 4260full load (tn) 134length (m) 14.25beam (m) 7.54draught (m) 28max speed (knots) 35000power (shp) 2Naval Engine boilers1Naval Engine steam turbines 1Missile Launcher Mk 25 8-cell Sea Sparrow 1Naval Gun Mark 42 5/54 inch (127mm) 1Torpedo Launchers Mk 16 8-cell ASROC 4Torpedo Launchers single tube 324 mm 1Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-401Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-67 1Sonar hull mounted sonar AN/SQS-261Sonar towed array sonar AN/SQR-18 Aircraft Typical Max US Navy Kaman Seasprite 11 Builder Avondale Shipyard,