USSLang(FF-1060)
 USSLang(FF-1060)
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| History | |
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| Name | Lang |
| Namesake | John Lang |
| Ordered | 22 July 1964 |
| Builder | Todd 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 |
| Stricken | 11 January 1995 |
| Identification | FF-1060 |
| Motto | 1812–1970 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 15 December 2001 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Knox-classfrigate |
| Displacement | 3,250 tons (4,246 full load) |
| Length | 438 ft (134 m) |
| Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Draft | 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | over 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h) |
| Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,330 km) at 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h) |
| Complement | 18 officers, 267 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 Electronics Warfare System |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | oneSH-2 Seasprite(LAMPS I) helicopter |
USSLang(FF-1060)was aKnox-classfrigateof theUnited States Navy,in service from 1970 to 1991. She was sold for scrapping in 2001. The ship was named forJohn Lang,the first man onUSSWaspto boardHMSFrolicin the closing stage of action 18 October 1812, and his ardor and impetuosity carried the remainder of the boarding party with him.
Construction
[edit]Langwas laid down byTodd Shipyards, Los Angeles Division,San Pedro,California,25 March 1967; launched 17 February 1968; sponsored by Mrs. Ephraim P. Holmes, wife ofAdmiral Holmes,Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, and Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic Fleet.Langwas delivered 20 March 1970 andcommissioned28 March 1970.
Design and description
[edit]TheKnox-class 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.[1]
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).[2]
TheKnox-class ships were armed with a5 "/54 caliber Mark 42 gunforward and a single3-inch/50-caliber gunaft. They mounted an eight-roundRUR-5 ASROClauncher 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.[3]
Service history
[edit]On 17 October 1989, hours after theLoma Prieta earthquake,Langleft Treasure Island for Hunters Point, where she provided wet steam to thePacific Gas and Electric Company.Through this effort, PG&E was able to quickly re-establish electrical services to San Francisco.[4]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.
Langwas decommissioned 12 December 1991, stricken from theNaval Vessel Register11 January 1995, and sold for scrapping on 15 December 2001.
Notes
[edit]- ^Friedman, pp. 357–60, 425
- ^Gardiner, Chumley & Budzbon, p. 598
- ^Friedman, pp. 360–61; Gardiner, Chumley & Budzbon, p. 598
- ^"U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pamphlet 870-1-44, 1993"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 23 July 2009.Retrieved4 December2009.
References
[edit]- 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.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
External links
[edit]- Naval Vessel Register FF1060
- DANFS Lang II
- NavSource images
- Navysite.de
- Response To The Loma Prieta EarthquakeArchived23 July 2009 at theWayback Machine
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