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.jpg) USS Rathburne (FF-1057) |
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| Career (US) |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | July 22, 1964 |
| Builder: | Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington |
| Laid down: | January 8, 1968 |
| Launched: | May 2, 1969 |
| Commissioned: | May 16, 1970 |
| Decommissioned: | February 14, 1992 |
| Struck: | January 11, 1995 |
| Motto: | Proud Defender |
| Fate: | Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, RIMPAC 2002, July 5, 2002 |
| Notes: | delivered May 8, 1970 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Knox-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 3,305 tons (4,295 full load) |
| Length: | 438 ft (134 m) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 9 in (14.2 m) |
| Draught: | 24 ft 9 in (7.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × CE 1200psi boilers 1 Westinghouse geared turbine 1 shaft, 35,000 SHP (26 MW) |
| Speed: | over 27 knots |
| Range: | 4,500 nautical miles @ 20 knots |
| Complement: | 18 officers, 267 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
AN/SPS-40 Air Search Radar AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar AN/SQS-26 Sonar AN/SQR-18 Towed array sonar system Mk68 Gun Fire Control System |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
AN/SLQ-32 Electronics Warfare System |
| Armament: | one Mk-16 8 cell missile launcher for ASROC and Harpoon missiles one Mk-42 5-inch/54 caliber gun Mark 46 torpedoes from four single tube launchers) one Mk-25 BPDMS launcher for Sea Sparrow missiles, later replaced by Phalanx CIWS |
| Aircraft carried: | one SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter |
The USS Rathburne (FF-1057) was a Knox class frigate of the US Navy. Despite the different spelling, she was named for John Rathbun, and was laid down 8 January 1968 by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington; launched 2 May 1969; sponsored by Mrs. Charles A. Bowsher; and commissioned 16 May 1970, Comdr. Richard B. Evans in command. Rathburne was decommissioned February 14, 1992 and struck January 11, 1995. She was disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, RIMPAC 2002, July 5, 2002. The Rathburne was also used in a 1972 episode of Hawaii Five-O.
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