USSDonald B. Beary

USSDonald B. Beary(FF-1085)was aKnox-class frigatebuilt for theUnited States Navy.

USSDonald B. Beary(FF-1085)
History
United States
Name	Donald B. Beary
Namesake	Vice AdmiralDonald B. Beary
Ordered	25 August 1966
Builder	Avondale Shipyard,Westwego, Louisiana
Laid down	24 July 1970
Launched	22 May 1971
Commissioned	22 July 1972
Decommissioned	20 May 1994
Stricken	11 January 1995
Identification	FF-1085 (ex-DE-1085)
Motto	Prudentia-Animus-Fortitdo Knowledge-Spirit-Valor
Fate	Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) Section 516, Southern Region Amendment, to Turkey 2 February 2002
Turkey
Name	Karadeniz
Commissioned	20 May 1994
Decommissioned	2006
Identification	F-255
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Knox-classfrigate
Displacement	3,195 tons (4,176 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 27knots
Complement	18 officers, 267 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SPS-40 Air Search Radar AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar AN/SQS-26Sonar AN/SQR-18Towed array sonarsystem Mk68Gun Fire Control System
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32 Electronics Warfare System
Armament	one Mk-16 8 cell missile launcher forRUR-5 ASROCandHarpoon missiles one Mk-425-inch/54caliber gun Mark 46 torpedoesfrom four single tube launchers) onePhalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried	oneSH-2 Seasprite(LAMPS I) helicopter

Design and description

TheKnoxclass design was derived from theBrooke-classfrigatemodified to extend range and without a long-range missile system. The ships had anoverall lengthof 438 feet (133.5 m), abeamof 47 feet (14.3 m) and adraftof 25 feet (7.6 m). Theydisplaced4,066 long tons (4,131 t) at full load. Their crew consisted of 13 officers and 211 enlisted men.

The ships were equipped with oneWestinghousegearedsteam turbinethat drove the singlepropeller shaft.The turbine was designed to produce 35,000shaft horsepower(26,000 kW), using steam provided by 2C-Eboilers,to reach the designed speed of 27knots(50 km/h; 31 mph). TheKnoxclass had a range of 4,500nautical miles(8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).

TheKnox-class ships were armed with a5 "/54 caliber Mark 42 gunforward and a single3-inch/50-caliber gunaft. They mounted an eight-roundASROClauncher between the 5-inch (127 mm) gun and thebridge.Close-range anti-submarine defense was provided by two twin 12.75-inch (324 mm)Mk 32 torpedo tubes.The ships were equipped with a torpedo-carryingDASHdrone helicopter; its telescoping hangar and landing pad were positionedamidshipsaft of themack.Beginning in the 1970s, the DASH was replaced by aSH-2 SeaspriteLAMPS I helicopter and the hangar and landing deck were accordingly enlarged. Most ships also had the 3-inch (76 mm) gun replaced by an eight-cellBPDMSmissile launcher in the early 1970s.

Construction and career

The ship was leased toTurkeyin 1994 and subsequently sold to them, as theTepe-class frigate TCGKaradeniz(F-255). She was decommissioned and scrapped in 2006.

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

	Joint Meritorious Unit Award
	Navy Unit Commendation
	Navy "E" Ribbon(3)
	Navy Expeditionary Medal(with one bronzeservice star)
	National Defense Service Medal(with one bronzeservice star)
	Humanitarian Service Ribbon
	Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

References:USSDonald B. Bearyon NavSource.org

References

• Friedman, Norman (1982).U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History.Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.ISBN0-87021-733-X.
• Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen & Budzbon, Przemysław (1995).Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995.Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.ISBN1-55750-132-7.
• Naval Vessel Register FFT1085
• Muavenetclass

External links

• Navsource images