| USS McCandless (FF-1084) | |
|---|---|
 USS McCandless (FF-1084) | |
| Career (US) |  |
| Namesake: | Commodore Byron McCandless (5 September 1881 – 30 May 1967) and Admiral Bruce McCandless I (12 August 1911 – 24 January 1968) |
| Ordered: | 25 August 1966 |
| Builder: | Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | 4 June 1970 |
| Launched: | 20 March 1971 |
| Acquired: | 3 March 1972 |
| Commissioned: | 18 March 1972 |
| Decommissioned: | 6 May 1994 |
| Struck: | 11 January 1995 |
| Motto: | Illumino Marem |
| Fate: | Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) Section 516, Southern Region Amendment, to Turkey 2 February 2002 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,195 tons (4,175 full load) |
| Length: | 438 ft (134 m) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Draught: | 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × CE 1200psi boilers 1 Westinghouse geared turbine 1 shaft, 35,000 SHP (26 MW) |
| Speed: | over 27 knots |
| Complement: | 18 officers, 267 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
AN/SPS-40 Air Search Radar AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar AN/SQS-26CX Sonar AN/SQS-35 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 Phalanx CIWS |
| Aircraft carried: | one SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter |
The USS McCandless (FF-1084) was a Knox class frigate of the US Navy. The McCandless was transferred to the Naval Reserve Force, redesignated FFT-1084, and served as a Reserve Training Frigate until she was decommissioned. She was propelled by one Westinghouse steam turbine with a total of 35,000 shp.
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