U.S.S. Badger
FF-1071
1986
(Argos AS-51/1071)
- Class: Knox - 46 frigates of 1964-67
- Displacement: 3,011 tons
- Dimensions: 415' (wl) 438' (oa) x 46'9" x 24'9"
- Machinery: 1 steam turbine (Westinghouse); 35,000 shp; 1 shaft
- Speed: 27+ knots
- Guns: 1 5"/54 DP Mk 42
- Missiles: 1 8-cell BPDMS Sea Sparrow launcher
- ASW weapons: 1 8-cell ASROC launcher Mk 16; 4 12.75" T.T. Mk 32 (4x1)
- Helicopters: 1 SH-2F LAMPS I
- Complement: 282
- Builder: Todd Shipbuilding, San Pedro, CA
- Keel Laid: 17 Feb 1968
- Launched: 7 Dec 1968
- Commissioned: 1 Dec 1970
- Decommissioned: 20 Dec 1991
- Notes: Commissioned as destroyer escort DE-1071. Reclassiffied as fast frigate FF-1071 on 30 Jun 1975. Sunk as target 21/22 Jul 1998.
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