USS Estocin underway in the Caribbean Sea |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 27 February 1976 |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down: | 2 April 1979 |
| Launched: | 3 November 1979 |
| Commissioned: | 10 January 1981 |
| Decommissioned: | 3 April 2003 |
| Struck: | 3 April 2003 |
| Homeport: | Norfolk, Virginia (former) |
| Fate: | Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP) |
| Career (Turkey) | |
| Name: | TCG Göksu (F 497) |
| Namesake: | Göksu |
| Acquired: | 3 April 2003 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| 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: | 2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 41,000 shp (31 MW) through a single shaft and variable pitch propeller 2 × Auxiliary Propulsion Units, 350 hp (260 kW) retractable electric azipods for maneuvering and docking. |
| 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: |
AN/SPS-49 air-search radar AN/SPS-55 surface-search radar CAS and STIR fire-control radar AN/SQS-56 sonar. |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
AN/SLQ-32 |
| Armament: |
As built:
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| Aircraft carried: | 2 × SH-60 LAMPS III helicopters |
USS Estocin (FFG-15), ninth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Captain Michael John Estocin (1931–1967). Ordered from Bath Iron Works on 27 February 1976 as part of the FY76 program, Estocin was laid down on 2 April 1979, launched on 3 November 1979, and commissioned on 10 January 1981.
Estocin (FFG-15) was the first ship of that name in the US Navy.
Decommissioned and stricken on 3 April 2003, Estocin was on the same day transferred to Turkey as that nation's TCG Göksu (F 497). As of 2011, she is still in active service.
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.