USS Mahlon S Tisdale (FFG-27) |
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| Career ((US)) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 23 January 1978 |
| Builder: | Todd Pacific Shipyards Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California |
| Laid down: | 19 March 1980 |
| Launched: | 7 February 1981 |
| Acquired: | 22 October 1982 |
| Commissioned: | 27 November 1982 |
| Decommissioned: | 27 September 1996 |
| Struck: | 20 February 1998 |
| Homeport: | San Diego, California (former) |
| Fate: | Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP) |
| Career (Turkey) | |
| Name: | TCG Gökçeada (F 494) |
| Namesake: | Gökçeada |
| Acquired: | 5 April 1999 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
| 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 Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG-27), nineteenth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Vice Admiral Mahlon Street Tisdale (1890-1972). Ordered from Todd Shipyards, San Pedro, California, on 23 January 1978 as part of the FY78 program, Mahlon S. Tisdale was laid down on 19 March 1980, launched on 7 February 1981, and commissioned on 27 November 1982.
Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG-27) was the first ship of that name in the US Navy.
Decommissioned on 27 September 1996 and stricken on 20 February 1998, she was transferred to Turkey on 5 April 1999 as that nation's TCG Gökçeada (F 494). 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.