For other ships of the same name, see USS Duncan.
USS Duncan (FFG-10) | |
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USS Duncan (FFG-10) comes about near San Diego. | |
Career (US) | |
Ordered: | 27 February 1976 |
Builder: | Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle |
Laid down: | 29 April 1977 |
Launched: | 1 March 1978 |
Commissioned: | 15 May 1980 |
Decommissioned: | 17 December 1994 |
Struck: | 5 January 1998 |
Homeport: | Long Beach, California (former) |
Fate: | Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP) |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
Displacement: | 4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load |
Length: | 453 feet (138 m), overall |
Beam: | 45 feet (14 m) |
Draught: | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
Propulsion: |
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Speed: | over 29 knots (54 km/h) |
Range: | 5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h) |
Complement: | 15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers |
Sensors and processing systems: |
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Electronic warfare & decoys: | AN/SLQ-32 |
Armament: |
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Aircraft carried: | 2 × SH-60 LAMPS III helicopters |
The USS Duncan (FFG-10) was the fourth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class of guided-missile frigates, and was named for Vice Admiral Donald B. Duncan (1896–1975). Ordered from Todd Pacific, Seattle, WA on 27 February 1976 as part of the FY75 program, Duncan was laid down on 29 April 1977, launched on 1 March 1978, and commissioned on 15 May 1980. Decommissioned on 17 December 1994 and stricken on 5 January 1998, Duncan was sold to Turkey on 5 April 1999 for use as a parts hulk.
References[]
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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