FF-1054 USS Gray

Namesake. Sgt Ross Franklin Gray (1920-1945) a Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for actiond at the Battle of Iwo Jima
Builder. Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, WA
Ordered. 22 July 1964
Laid down. 19 Nov 1966
Launched. 3 Nov 1967
Acquired. 27 Mar 1970
Commissioned. 4 Apr 1970
Decommissioned. 29 Jun 1991
Reclassified. Reclassified as a Frigate 30 Jun 1975
Stricken . 11 Jan 1995
Motto. Seek Engage Destroy
Fate. Scrapped 21 Jul 2001
Class and type. Knox-class frigate
Displacement. 3,202 tons (4,165 full load)
Length. 438 ft (134 m)
Beam. 46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Draft. 24.9 ft (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 & decoys. AN/SLQ-32 Electronics Warfare System
Armament:
one Mk-16 8 cell missile launcher for RUR-5 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
Aircraft carried one SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter