USS Robert E. Peary (FF-1073)
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USS Robert E. Peary (FF-1073)
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 United States
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| Name: | Robert E. Peary |
| Namesake: | Robert Peary |
| Ordered: | 22 July 1964 |
| Builder: | Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington |
| Laid down: | 20 December 1970 |
| Launched: | 23 June 1971 |
| Acquired: | 11 August 1972 |
| Commissioned: | 23 September 1972 |
| Decommissioned: | 7 August 1992 |
| Struck: | 11 January 1995 |
| Identification: | FF-1073 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Taiwan, 7 August 1992 |
 Taiwan
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| Name: | Chi Yang |
| Acquired: | 7 August 1992 |
| Commissioned: | 6 October 1993 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 May 2015 |
| Identification: | FF-936 |
| Fate: | Awaiting disposal |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Knox-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 4,066 long tons (4,131 t) (full load) |
| Length: | 438 ft (134 m) |
| Beam: | 47 ft (14 m) |
| Draft: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
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| Speed: | over 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,500 nautical miles (8,330 km) at 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 18 officers, 267 enlisted |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys: |
AN/SLQ-32 Electronics Warfare System |
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| Aircraft carried: | one SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter |
USS Robert E. Peary (FF-1073) was a Knox-class frigate that saw service with the United States Navy from 1972 until 1992. In 1992, the ship was decommissioned and loaned to the Republic of China. The ship was renamed Chi Yang (Chinese: 濟陽) and served in the Taiwanese navy until 2015.
The third US Navy warship ship named for Robert E. Peary was laid down 20 December 1970, by the Lockheed Ship Building and Drydock Company at Seattle, Washington; launched 26 June 1971; sponsored by Miss Josephine Peary; and commissioned 23 September 1972, Comdr. Charles Beasley, USN, in command.
The Knox-class design was derived from the Brooke class 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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