FFG-3 USS Schofield

Namesake. Frank Herman Schofield, (1869-1942) was a decorated admiral in the USN, Spanish-American War and WW-I
Ordered. 4 Jan 1962
Builder Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, WA
Laid down. 15 Apr 1963
Launched. 7 Dec 1963
Acquired. 3 May 1968
Commissioned. 11 May 1968 as DEG-3
Decommissioned. 8 Sep 1988
Reclassified. as FFG-3 30 Jun 1975
Stricken. 25 Jan 1992
Motto. Liberte par Vigilance
Fate. Sunk as a target, 2 Nov 1999
Class and type. Brooke-class frigate
Displacement. 3,426 tons full
Length. 414 ft (126 m)
Beam. 44 ft (13 m)
Draft. 14 ft 6 in (4.4 m)
Propulsion. 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers, 1 Westinghouse geared turbine
Speed. 27.2 knots (31.3 mph; 50.4 km/h)
Range. 4,000 nautical miles (7,000 km)
Complement. 14 officers, 214 crew
Sensors and processing systems:
AN/SPS-52 3D air search radar
AN/SPS-10 surface search radar
AN/SPG-51 missile fire control radar
AN/SQS-26 bow mounted sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys:
AN/SLQ-32
AN/SLQ-25 Nixie
Armament:
1 × 5"/38 caliber gun
1 × Mk 22 RIM-24 Tartar/RIM-66 Standard missile launcher (16 missiles)
1 × 8 cell ASROC launcher
2 × 3 12.75 in (324mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes, Mk 46 torpedoes
2 × MK 37 torpedo tubes (fixed, stern, removed later)
Aircraft carried SH-2 Seasprite