USS Cook (FF-1083) was a Knox-class frigate built for the United States Navy by Avondale Shipyard, Bridge City, Louisiana.
_underway_(cropped).jpg) USS Cook (FF-1083)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Cook |
| Namesake | Wilmer P. Cook |
| Ordered | 25 August 1966 |
| Builder | Avondale Shipyard, Bridge City, Louisiana |
| Laid down | 20 March 1970 |
| Launched | 23 January 1971 |
| Acquired | 9 December 1971 |
| Commissioned | 18 December 1971 |
| Decommissioned | 30 April 1992 |
| Stricken | 11 January 1995 |
| Homeport | San Diego |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Above All Duty |
| Fate | Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred to Taiwan, 29 September 1999, retired in 2015 and sunk as target in 2020. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Knox-class frigate |
| Displacement | 3,201 tons (4,182 full load) |
| Length | 438 ft (134 m) |
| Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Draft | 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | over 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| 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 | one SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter |
The ship was named after Lieutenant Commander Wilmer P. Cook, USN, a Douglas A-4E Skyhawk aviator from Attack Squadron 155 aboard Coral Sea. On 22 December 1967, LCdr. Cook launched on a combat mission over North Vietnam. LCdr. Cook was killed when he ejected from his burning aircraft, a rescue helicopter was unable to recover his body when it came under heavy fire.[1]
Design and description
editThe Knox-class design was derived from the Brooke-class frigate modified to extend range and without a long-range missile system. The ships had an overall length of 438 feet (133.5 m), a beam of 47 feet (14.3 m) and a draft of 25 feet (7.6 m). They displaced 4,066 long tons (4,131 t) at full load. Their crew consisted of 13 officers and 211 enlisted men.[2]
The ships were equipped with one Westinghouse geared steam turbine that drove the single propeller shaft. The turbine was designed to produce 35,000 shaft horsepower (26,000 kW), using steam provided by 2 C-E boilers, to reach the designed speed of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph). The Knox class had a range of 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).[3]
The Knox-class ships were armed with a 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun forward and a single 3-inch/50-caliber gun aft. They mounted the 5-inch (127 mm) gun on the bridge. 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-carrying DASH drone helicopter; its telescoping hangar and landing pad were positioned amidships aft of the mack. Beginning in the 1970s, the DASH was replaced by a SH-2 Seasprite LAMPS 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-cell BPDMS missile launcher in the early 1970s.[4]
Construction and career
editHer keel was laid 20 March 1970, she was launched 23 January 1971 and delivered 9 December 1971. Cook was commissioned 18 December 1971 and decommissioned 30 April 1992. She was struck 11 January 1995 and disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), and transferred to Taiwan 29 September 1999. She served the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) as Hai-Yang (FFG-936) with additional re-modifications and retired May 2015 .Hai-Yang used as the target during the exercise in 2020. Sunk by F-16V as target 1 July 2020.
Notes
edit- ^ Waldman 2018.
- ^ Friedman, pp. 357–60, 425
- ^ Gardiner, Chumley & Budzbon, p. 598
- ^ Friedman, pp. 360–61; Gardiner, Chumley & Budzbon, p. 598
References
edit- Friedman, Norman (1982). U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-733-X.
- Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen & Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
Further reading
edit- Waldman, Martin R. (23 January 2018). "Cook II (DE-1083)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History & Heritage Command. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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