USS Duncan (FFG-10)
USS Duncan (FFG-10) comes about near San Diego, 1986.
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| Name: | Duncan |
| Namesake: | Vice Admiral Donald B. Duncan |
| Ordered: | 27 February 1976 |
| Builder: | Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington |
| Laid down: | 29 April 1977 |
| Launched: | 1 March 1978 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Aniela Mateja Duncan |
| Commissioned: | 15 May 1980 |
| Decommissioned: | 17 December 1994 |
| Struck: | 5 January 1998 |
| Homeport: | Long Beach, California (former) |
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| Fate: | Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP) |
 Turkey
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| Acquired: | 4 May 1999 |
| Fate: | cannibalization of spare parts |
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| Class and type: | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load |
| Length: | 445 feet (136 m), overall |
| Beam: | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Draught: | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
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| Speed: | over 29 knots (54 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers |
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AN/SLQ-32 |
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| Aircraft carried: |
1 × SH-2F Seasprite helicopter |
1 × SH-2F Seasprite helicopter
The USS Duncan (FFG-10) was the fourth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class of guided-missile frigates, and was named for Vice Admiral Donald B. Duncan (1896–1975). Ordered from Todd Pacific, Seattle, Washington on 27 February 1976 as part of the FY75 program, Duncan was laid down on 29 April 1977, launched on 1 March 1978, and commissioned on 15 May 1980, CDR Ross D. Barker in command.
Duncan, formor PF-111, was sponsored by Mrs. Aniela Mateja Duncan, widow of the ship's namesake.
In December 1982, Duncan developed a 40 feet (12 m) fissure in her superstructure during a storm. It was a class design deficiency that occurred on other frigates.
In January 1984, Duncan was transferred to the United States Navy Reserve Fleet and Selected Reserve (SELRES) members provided for a portion of the ship's manning.
Duncan and her crew were awarded the Battle Effectiveness Award five times for 18 month time periods ranging from July 1981 to June 1983 and July 1986 to December 1990.
Duncan participated in Port of Hueneme Harbor Days in October 1992.
In March 1993, sailors aboard Duncan rescued four fisherman from Ecuador who were stranded on their disabled fishing boat in the Pacific Ocean. Duncan towed their boat to safety in Manta, Ecuador.Duncan and her crew were nominated for the Humanitarian Service Medal in March 1993, but no unit award was given.
Duncan participated in Sitka, Alaska's 125th anniversary Alaska Day celebration, 18 October 1992. The port visit became notorious following allegations of sexual misconduct with minors by crew members and the event's relative proximity to the Tailhook scandal and subsequent investigation. After Duncan was decommissioned, the story re-appeared in national media in 1996, following investigative reporting by the Dayton Daily News' Russell Carollo, due to complaints that the Navy didn't adequately punish the sailors involved. A grand jury in Sitka indicted two Duncan sailors on sexual assault charges, but the cases were dismissed in January 1997 due to prosecutorial delay and the Judge's determination that the two had already been tried by the Navy. A 22-year-old Ensign had faced court martial, but pleaded down to a letter of reprimand. Later, he also received an other than honorable discharge. The second sailor, a 23-year-old enlisted man, also faced court martial, but his charges were dropped by the court's presiding officer.
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