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USS Gray
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For USS John P. Gray, see USS John P. Gray (APD-74).
USS Gray (FF-1054) was a United States Navy Knox-class frigate. She was named for Marine Corps Sergeant Ross F. Gray, who was a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor.
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Name | Gray |
Namesake | Ross F. Gray |
Ordered | 22 July 1964 |
Builder | Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington |
Laid down | 19 November 1966 |
Launched | 3 November 1967 |
Acquired | 27 March 1970 |
Commissioned | 4 April 1970 |
Decommissioned | 29 June 1991 |
Reclassified | Reclassified as a Frigate 30 June 1975 |
Stricken | 11 January 1995 |
Identification | FF-1054 |
Motto | Seek Engage Destroy |
Fate | Scrapped 21 July 2001 |
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Class and type | Knox-class frigate |
Displacement | 3,202 tons (4,165 full load) |
Length | 438 ft (134 m) |
Beam | 46.9 ft (14.3 m) |
Draft | 24.9 ft (7.6 m) |
Propulsion |
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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 |
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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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