USS Kirk
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USS Kirk was a Knox-class destroyer escort, originally designated as DE-1087 and reclassified as a frigate, FF-1087 (1975), in the United States Navy. Her primary mission of ASW remained unchanged. She was named for Admiral Alan Goodrich Kirk. She is in service with the Taiwanese navy as the ROCN Fen Yang (FFG-934).
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USS Kirk | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Kirk |
Owner | United States: Leased to Taiwan |
Ordered | 25 August 1966 |
Builder | Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana |
Laid down | 4 December 1970 |
Launched | 25 September 1971 |
Acquired | 27 August 1972 |
Commissioned | 9 September 1972 |
Decommissioned | 6 August 1993 |
Stricken | 11 January 1995 |
Fate | Transferred to Taiwan, as Fen Yang |
Taiwan | |
Name | Fen Yang (Chinese: 汾陽) |
Acquired |
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Commissioned | 6 August 1993 |
Identification | 934 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Knox-class frigate |
Displacement | 3,221 tons (4,202 full load) |
Length | 438 ft (134 m) |
Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
Draught | 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | over 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
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 | 1 × SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter |
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Her contract was awarded to Avondale Marine on 25 August 1966. Kirk was laid down on 4 December 1970, launched on 25 September 1971 and commissioned on 9 September 1972.