USS Aylwin (FF-1081)
USS Aylwin (FF-1081) | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Ordered | 25 August 1966 |
| Builder | Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana |
| Laid down | 13 November 1969 |
| Launched | 29 August 1970 |
| Acquired | 3 March 1971 |
| Commissioned | 18 September 1971 |
| Decommissioned | 15 May 1992 |
| Stricken | 11 January 1995 |
| Motto | Courage Conquers the Impossible |
| Fate | Transferred to Taiwan, 29 April 1998, as Ning Yang (FFG-938) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Knox-class frigate |
| Displacement | 3,214 tons (4,194 full load) |
| Length | 438 ft (134 m) |
| Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Draught | 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | over 27 knots |
| Endurance | ~60 days |
| 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 |
| Aviation facilities | Expandable Hangar |
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USS Aylwin (FF-1081) was a United States Navy Knox-class frigate. She was the fourth vessel named for John Cushing Aylwin. Aylwin was laid down on 13 November 1969 at Westwego, La., by the Avondale Shipyard, Inc.; launched on 29 August 1970; sponsored by Mrs. Charles K. Duncan; and commissioned on 18 September 1971 at the Boston Naval Shipyard.