| USS Lockwood (FF-1064) | |
|---|---|
 USS Lockwood (FF-1064) | |
| Career (US) |  |
| Ordered: | 22 July 1964 |
| Builder: | Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington |
| Laid down: | 3 November 1967 |
| Launched: | 5 September 1968 |
| Acquired: | 1 December 1970 |
| Commissioned: | 5 December 1970 |
| Decommissioned: | 27 September 1993 |
| Struck: | 27 September 1993 |
| Motto: | Secure Against the Waves |
| Fate: | Disposed of by Recycling, 4 August 2000 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Knox-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 3,192 tons (4,154 full load) |
| Length: | 438 ft (133.5 m) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Draught: | 24 ft 9 in (7.6 m) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × CE 1200psi boilers 1 Westinghouse geared turbine 1 shaft, 35,000 shp (26 MW) |
| Speed: | over 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,500 nautical miles (8,330 km) @ 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 18 officers, 267 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
AN/SPS-40 Air Search Radar AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar AN/SQS-26CX[1] Sonar AN/SQQ-17A(V)2 sonobuoy system AN/SQR-18 Towed array sonar system AN/SQS-35 IVDS [1] 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 Mk-25 BPDMS launcher for Sea Sparrow missiles, later replaced by one Phalanx CIWS |
| Aircraft carried: | one SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter |
USS Lockwood (FF-1064) was the 13th Knox class Destroyer Escort, redesignated a Frigate in 1975. She was named for Charles A. Lockwood. She was constructed by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington, laid down 3 November 1967, launched 5 September 1968 and delivered 1 December 1970. Lockwood was commissioned 5 December 1970, decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on 27 September 1993. Contract awarded 29 September 1999 for $3.7 million to Ship Dismantling & Recycling Joint Venture, San Francisco, California for towing/scrapping and Disposed of by Recycling, 4 August 2000.
External links[]
- Naval Vessel Register FF1064
- NavSource
- Navysite.de
- NAVSEA U.S. Navy ship Disposal Project Update 14 Nov 2000
- Article describing the USS Lockwood departing Yokosuka, JN for new homeport
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