USS Rathburne (FF-1057)

USS Rathburne (FF-1057)
History
United States
Name:	Rathburne
Namesake:	Variant spelling of the last name of John Rathbun (1746-1782), a Continental Navy officer
Ordered:	22 July 1964
Builder:	Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington
Laid down:	8 January 1968
Launched:	2 May 1969
Sponsored by:	Mrs. Charles A. Bowsher
Commissioned:	16 May 1970
Decommissioned:	14 February 1992
Struck:	11 January 1995
Motto:	Proud Defender
Fate:	Sunk as target, 5 July 2002
Notes:	delivered 8 May 1970
General characteristics
Class and type:	Knox-class frigate
Displacement:	3,305 tons (4,295 full load)
Length:	438 ft (134 m)
Beam:	46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Draft:	24 ft 9 in (7.54 m)
Propulsion:	2 × CE 1200psi boilers 1 Westinghouse geared turbine 1 shaft, 35,000 shp (26,000 kW)
Speed:	over 27 kn (50 km/h)
Range:	4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h)
Complement:	18 officers, 267 enlisted
Sensors and 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:	one Mk-16 8 cell missile launcher for ASROC and Harpoon missiles one Mk-42 5-inch/54 caliber gun Mark 46 torpedoes from four single tube launchers) one Mk-25 BPDMS launcher for Sea Sparrow missiles, later replaced by Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried:	one SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter

USS Rathburne (FF-1057) was a Knox-class frigate of the US Navy. Despite the different spelling, she was named for Continental Navy officer John Rathbun (1746-1782).

Rathburne was laid down 8 January 1968, by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company at Seattle, Washington. She was launched on 2 May 1969, sponsored by Mrs. Charles A. Bowsher, and commissioned on 16 May 1970, with Commander Richard B. Evans in command.

The Knox-class design was derived from the Brooke-class frigate modified to extend range and without a long-range missile system. The ships had an overall length of 438 feet (133.5 m), a beam of 47 feet (14.3 m) and a draft of 25 feet (7.6 m). They displaced 4,066 long tons (4,131 t) at full load. Their crew consisted of 13 officers and 211 enlisted men.

The ships were equipped with one Westinghouse geared steam turbine that drove the single propeller shaft. The turbine was designed to produce 35,000 shaft horsepower (26,000 kW), using steam provided by 2 C-E boilers, to reach the designed speed of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph). The Knox class had a range of 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).

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