USS Harold E. Holt

USS Harold E. Holt (FF-1074) underway
History
United States
NameHarold E. Holt
NamesakeAustralian Prime Minister Harold Holt
Ordered22 July 1964
BuilderTodd Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California, U.S.
Laid down11 May 1968
Launched3 May 1969
Commissioned26 March 1971
Decommissioned2 July 1992
Stricken11 January 1995
IdentificationFF-1074
FateDisposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, RIMPAC 2002, 10 July 2002
General characteristics
Class & typeKnox-class frigate
Displacement3,225 long tons (3,277 t) (4,218 long tons (4,286 t) full load)
Length438 ft (134 m)
Beam46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Draft24 ft 9 in (7.54 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × CE 1,200 psi (8.3 MPa) boilers
  • 1 Westinghouse geared turbine
  • 1 shaft, 35,000 shp (26 MW)
Speedover 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)
Range4,500 nautical miles (8,330 km) at 20 knots (23 mph; 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/SQS-35 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 Harold E. Holt (FF-1074) was a Knox-class frigate of the United States Navy. She was named for Harold Holt, the Prime Minister of Australia, who had disappeared while swimming in December 1967. The ex-Harold E. Holt hulk was sunk as a target during RIMPAC 2002.

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