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Kirk |
Name: |
Kirk Fen Yang (Taiwan) |
Type: |
Destroyer Escort / Frigate |
Hull Number: |
DE-1087 (USN) FF-1087 (USN June 30, 1975) F-934 (Taiwan Aug. 6, 1993) |
Class: |
Knox |
Number in Class: |
46 |
Sister Ships: |
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Built By: |
Avondale Marine Avondale, Louisiana |
Awarded: |
August 25, 1966 |
Keel Laid Down: |
December 4, 1970 |
Launched: |
September 25, 1971 |
Commissioned: |
September 9, 1972 |
Decommissioned: |
August 6, 1993 |
Stricken: |
January 11, 1995 |
Fate: |
Transferred to Taiwan Aug. 6, 1993 and renamed Fen Yang F-934. Purchased by Taiwan Sept. 29, 1999, still active. |
Dimensions |
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Length: |
438' |
Beam: |
47' |
Draft: |
25' |
Displacement: |
3,221 Light 981 DWT 4,202 Full |
Engines: |
1 x Westinghouse Geared Turbine |
SHP: |
35,000 |
Boilers: |
2 x CE 1,200 PSI |
Screws: |
1 |
Speed: |
27 knots |
Range: |
4,500 NM@ 20 knots |
Crew: |
Aprox. 225 |
Armament As Built (General for class)
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement
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Maximum Range / Ceiling
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1 |
5"/54 (12.7cm) Mk-42 Rapid Fire Cannon |
Single turret |
25,909 yards (14.7 miles) 51,600' ceiling |
16 |
RUR-5A ASROC missiles (Anti-submarine rocket) |
8 cell Mk-16 launcher |
10,000 yards |
24 |
12.75" / 324mm Mk 46 torpedoes |
Fixed launchers (single or double) |
8,000 yards Speed 28+ knots |
1 |
Helicopter |
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Changes: |
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ASROC launcher later modified to accept the RGM-84 Harpoon Missile. Sea Sparrow launcher later added on stern but replaced with the Mk-15 20mm CIWS. |
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Combat Victories |
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Date
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Name |
Type |
Tons |
Nationality |
Notes |
None |
Commanders |
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From |
To
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Name |
N/A |
Notes: |
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Named in honor of Admiral Goodrich Kirk |