USS Rathburne (FF-1057) |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Rathburne |
| Namesake: | Variant spelling of the last name of John Rathbun (1746-1782), a Continental Navy officer |
| Ordered: | 22 July 1964 |
| Builder: | Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington |
| Laid down: | 8 January 1968 |
| Launched: | 2 May 1969 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Charles A. Bowsher |
| Commissioned: | 16 May 1970 |
| Decommissioned: | 14 February 1992 |
| Struck: | 11 January 1995 |
| Motto: | Proud Defender |
| Fate: | Sunk as target 5 July 2002 |
| Notes: | delivered 8 May 1970 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Knox-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 3,305 tons (4,295 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 kn (50 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) @ 20 kn (37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 18 officers, 267 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
AN/SPS-40 Air Search Radar AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar AN/SQS-26 Sonar AN/SQR-18 Towed array sonar system Mk68 Gun Fire Control System |
| Electronic warfare and 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 Mk-25 BPDMS launcher for Sea Sparrow missiles, later replaced by Phalanx CIWS |
| Aircraft carried: | one SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter |
The USS Rathburne (FF-1057) was a Knox class frigate of the US Navy. Despite the different spelling, she was named for Continental Navy officer John Rathbun (1746-1782), and was laid down 8 January 1968 by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company at Seattle, Washington. She was launched on 2 May 1969, sponsored by Mrs. Charles A. Bowsher, and commissioned on 16 May 1970 with Commander Richard B. Evans in command.
Rathburne appeared in a 1972 episode of the television series Hawaii Five-O.
Rathburne was decommissioned on 14 February 1992 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 11 January 1995. She was sunk as a target during fleet training exercise RIMPAC 2002 on 5 July 2002.
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