USS Lang (FF-1060)
.jpg) USS Lang (FF-1060) | |
| Career (US) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Lang |
| Ordered: | 22 July 1964 |
| Builder: | Todd Pacific Shipyards - Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California |
| Laid down: | 25 March 1967 |
| Launched: | 17 February 1968 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Ephraim P. Holmes |
| Acquired: | 20 March 1970 |
| Commissioned: | 28 March 1970 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 December 1991 |
| Struck: | 11 January 1995 |
| Motto: | 1812-1970 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping 15 December 2001 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Knox-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 3,250 tons (4,246 full load) |
| Length: | 438 ft (133.5 m) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Draught: | 24 ft 9 in (7.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × CE 1200psi boilers 1 Westinghouse geared turbine 1 shaft, 35,000 shp (26 MW) |
| Speed: | over 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,500 nautical miles (8,330 km) @ 20 knots (23 mph; 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 one Phalanx CIWS |
| Aircraft carried: | one SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter |
USS Lang (FF-1060) was a Knox-class frigate of the US Navy. Named for John Lang, the first man on USS Wasp to board HMS Frolic in the closing stage of action 18 October 1812, and his ardor and impetuosity carried the remainder of the boarding party with him. Lang was laid down by Todd Pacific Shipyards - Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California, 25 March 1967; launched 17 February 1968; sponsored by Mrs. Ephraim P. Holmes, wife of Admiral Holmes, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, and Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic Fleet. Lang was delivered 20 March 1970 and commissioned 28 March 1970.
- [1970-1991]
17 October 1989, hours after the Loma Prieta earthquake, Lang left Treasure Island for Hunters Point, where she provided wet steam to Pacific Gas and Electric. Through this effort, PG&E was able to quickly re-establish electrical services to San Francisco.[1] For this effort Lang and her crew were awarded the Humanitarian Service Medal, which was later expanded to include all military members in the San Francisco Bay area at the time.
Lang was decommissioned 12 December 1991, stricken from the Naval Vessel Register 11 January 1995, and sold for scrapping on 15 December 2001.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
External links
- Naval Vessel Register FF1060
- DANFS Lang II
- NavSource images
- Navysite.de
- Response To The Loma Prieta Earthquake
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