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Knox-class frigate

FrigateUnited StatesIn service since 1969
Knox-class frigate
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Key specs

Type
Frigate
Shipyards
Todd Shipyard, Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Avondale Shipyard
Construction began
1965
First commissioned
1969
Status
In service
Ships completed
46
Ships in service
2
Ships planned
55
Crew
257

Frigate

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Performance

Dimensions and weights
Displacement
4,130 t
Length
133.50 m
Beam
14.02 m
Performance
Maximum speed
27 kn (50 km/h)
Range
4,500 nmi (8,334 km)
Power
26,100 kW
Armament
Armament
1 × 127 mm1 × ASROC2 × Mark 321 × RIM-7 Sea Sparrow1 × RIM-7H Improved Sea SparrowHARPOON1 × Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried
QH-50SH-2 Seasprite

Operators

United StatesTaiwanEgyptMexicoTürkiye

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Knox-class frigate, Wikipedia

Figures from the ship infobox of the English Wikipedia article, for the class as a whole. Armament lists what the ships carried or carry.