USS Badger (FF-1071)

USS Badger (FF-1071)
History
United States
NameBadger
Ordered22 July 1964
BuilderTodd Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California
Laid down17 February 1968
Launched7 December 1968
Acquired20 November 1970
Commissioned1 December 1970
Decommissioned20 December 1991
Stricken11 January 1995
MottoHonor, Duty, Valor
FateSunk as a target, 22 July 1998
General characteristics
Class & typeKnox-class frigate
Displacement3,249 tons (4,245 full load)
Length438 ft (133.5 m)
Beam46 ft 9 in (14.2 m)
Draft24 ft 9 in (7.5 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × CE 1200psi boilers
  • 1 Westinghouse geared turbine
  • 1 shaft, 35,000 shp (26,000 kW)
Speedover 27 knots (50 km/h)
Range4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
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

USS Badger (FF-1071) was a Knox-class frigate in service in the United States Navy from 1970 to 1991. She was sunk as a target in 1998.

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