| USS Gray (FF-1054) | |
|---|---|
 The USS Gray (FF-1054) executing a turn off the coast of California | |
| Career (US) |  |
| 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 |
| Struck: | 11 January 1995 |
| Motto: | Seek Engage Destroy |
| Fate: | Scrapped 21 July 2001 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Knox-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 3,202 tons (4,165 full load) |
| Length: | 438 ft (133.5 m) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Draught: | 24 ft 9 in (7.6 m) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × CE 1200psi boilers 1 Westinghouse geared turbine 1 shaft, 35,000 shp (26 MW) |
| 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: |
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 & 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 |
| Aircraft carried: | one SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter |
The 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. She was constructed by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington, laid down 19 November 1966, launched 3 November 1967 and delivered 27 March 1970. Gray was commissioned 4 April 1970, reclassified as a Frigate 30 June 1975. She was decommissioned 29 June 1991, struck 11 January 1995 and scrapped 21 July 2001.
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