USS Ainsworth
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USS Ainsworth (DE/FF-1090) was a Knox-class frigate named for Vice Admiral Walden L. Ainsworth (1886–1960). Ainsworth (DE-1090) was laid down at Westwego, Louisiana, on 11 June 1971 by Avondale Shipyards, Inc.; launched on 15 April 1972; sponsored by Mrs. Katharine Gardner Ainsworth, the widow of Vice Admiral Ainsworth; and commissioned on 31 March 1973 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia.
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USS Ainsworth (FF-1090) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Ainsworth |
Namesake | Walden L. Ainsworth |
Ordered | 25 August 1966 |
Builder | Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana |
Laid down | 11 June 1971 |
Launched | 15 April 1972 |
Acquired | 1 February 1973 |
Commissioned | 31 March 1973 |
Reclassified | FF-1090, 30 June 1975 |
Decommissioned | 27 May 1994 |
Motto | Parata Pugnare |
Fate | Transferred to Turkey, 27 May 1994 |
Stricken | 11 January 1995 |
TCG Ege in İnciraltı Sea Museum | |
Turkey | |
Name | TCG Ege |
Namesake | Aegean Sea |
Acquired | 27 May 1994 |
Decommissioned | 21 March 2005 |
Identification | F 256 |
Fate | Museum ship, Izmir, Turkey |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Knox-class frigate |
Displacement | 3,201 tons (4,182 tons full load) |
Length | 438 ft (134 m) |
Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
Draft | 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | over 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Complement | 18 officers, 267 enlisted |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 Electronics Warfare System |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | one SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter |
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