USS Vreeland
USS Vreeland (FF-1068) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Vreeland (DE-1068) |
| Namesake | Charles E. Vreeland |
| Ordered | 22 July 1964 |
| Builder | Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana |
| Yard number | 1073 |
| Laid down | 20 March 1968 |
| Launched | 14 June 1969 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Jamie L. Whitten |
| Acquired | 30 May 1970 |
| Commissioned | 13 June 1970 |
| Reclassified | FF-1068, 1 July 1975 |
| History | |
| Decommissioned | 30 June 1992 |
| Motto | Quo fas et Gloria Ducunt (English: Where duty and glory lead) |
| Fate | Transferred to Greece, 30 June 1992 |
| Stricken | 11 January 1995 |
| History | |
| Greece | |
| Name | Macedonia (F458) |
| Acquired | 30 June 1992 |
| Decommissioned | January 1999 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Knox-class frigate |
| Displacement | 3,208 tons (4,189 full load) |
| Length | 438 ft (133.5 m) |
| Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Draft | 24 ft 9 in (7.6 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | over 27 knots (50 km/h) |
| Endurance | 4,500 nautical miles @ 20 knots (8,300 km @ 37 km/h) |
| Complement | 18 officers, 267 enlisted |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 Electronics Warfare System |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | one SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter |
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USS Vreeland (FF-1068) was a Knox-class frigate of the United States Navy. The ship was named for Rear Admiral Charles E. Vreeland (1852–1916).
Vreeland (DE-1068) was laid down on 20 March 1968 by the Avondale Shipyard at Westwego, La.; launched on 16 June 1969; sponsored by Mrs. Jamie L. Whitten, wife of the Congressman representing Mississippi's 2nd Congressional district; and commissioned at Charleston, S.C., on 13 June 1970.