USS Joseph Hewes (FF-1078)

USS Joseph Hewes (FF-1078)
History
United States
NameJoseph Hewes
NamesakeJoseph Hewes
Ordered25 August 1966
BuilderAvondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana
Laid down14 May 1969
Launched7 March 1970
Acquired6 April 1971
Commissioned24 April 1971
Decommissioned30 June 1994
Stricken11 January 1995
FateTransferred to Republic of China
General characteristics
Class & typeKnox-class frigate
Displacement3,211 tons (4,192 full load)
Length438 ft (134 m)
Beam46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Draught24 ft 9 in (7.54 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × CE 1200psi boilers
  • 1 Westinghouse geared turbine
  • 1 shaft, 35,000 SHP (26 MW)
Speedover 27 knots
Complement18 officers, 267 enlisted
Sensors &
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
Aircraft carriedone SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter

ROCS Lan Yang (FFG-935) is a Chi Yang-class frigate of the Republic of China Navy. She was formerly in service as the USS Joseph Hewes (FF-1078), a Knox-class frigate of the United States Navy.

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