USS Kauffman (FFG-59)
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| Overview | |
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| Order | October 28, 1982 |
| Keel laying | April 8, 1985 |
| Launch | March 29, 1986 |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Commissioning | February 28, 1987 |
| Decommissioning | 18th September 2015 |
| Whereabouts | off-duty |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
4166 tons |
| length |
138.1 meters |
| width |
13.5 meters |
| Draft |
7.5 meters |
| crew |
19 officers, 200 sailors |
| drive |
2 × General Electric LM2500-30 41,000 shp (31 MW) gas turbines on one shaft with adjustable screw |
| speed |
29+ knots (54 km / h; 33 mph) |
| Armament |
1 × OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm / L62 ship gun, |
The USS Kaufman (FFG-59) was a Lenkkörper- frigate of the US Navy and was part of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate .
technology
The Kauffman was counted among the so-called long-hull , i. that is, it was about 138 meters long and 13 meters wide. She had a draft of 7 meters. About 240 people worked on the ship, including about 219 crew members and 21 members of the helicopter crews (six pilots, 15 maintenance personnel).
The Kauffmann , like all ships of the Perry class, was initially designed primarily as an escort ship to defend against air and sea targets. For this purpose, she was equipped with an MK13 launcher for SM1 missiles for anti-aircraft missiles and Harpoon missiles for combating sea targets, which, however, was removed at the beginning of the 21st century.
The Kauffman still had a single 76 mm gun and two torpedo tubes that could be used against submarines for anti- naval targeting . The ship also had a CIWS to repel approaching anti-ship missiles . In addition, there were two SH-60 Seahawk helicopters on the Kauffman , which were suitable for combating surface targets and submarines and which could be equipped with Penguin anti-ship missiles and torpedoes .
history
The frigate was laid down at Bath Iron Works on April 8, 1985 and launched on March 29, 1986. About a year later it was put into service.
The Kauffman was last stationed in Norfolk , where it was decommissioned on September 18, 2015.
Web links
- Entry in the Naval Vessel Register (English)