USS Badger (FF-1071)
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USS Badger (FF-1071) was a Knox-class frigate in service in the United States Navy from 1970 to 1991. She was sunk as a target in 1998.
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USS Badger (FF-1071) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Badger |
Ordered | 22 July 1964 |
Builder | Todd Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California |
Laid down | 17 February 1968 |
Launched | 7 December 1968 |
Acquired | 20 November 1970 |
Commissioned | 1 December 1970 |
Decommissioned | 20 December 1991 |
Stricken | 11 January 1995 |
Motto | Honor, Duty, Valor |
Fate | Sunk as a target, 22 July 1998 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Knox-class frigate |
Displacement | 3,249 tons (4,245 full load) |
Length | 438 ft (133.5 m) |
Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.2 m) |
Draft | 24 ft 9 in (7.5 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | over 27 knots (50 km/h) |
Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
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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