USS Clifton Sprague

USS Clifton Sprague (FFG-16).
USS Clifton Sprague, 17 November 1980
History
United States
NameClifton Sprague
NamesakeVice Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague
Ordered27 February 1976
BuilderBath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down30 July 1979
Launched16 February 1980
Sponsored byCourtney Sprague Vaughan, daughter of Adm. Sprague
Commissioned21 March 1981
Decommissioned2 June 1995
Stricken4 September 1997
HomeportNaval Station Mayport
Identification
Motto"Nunc Paratus" (Ready Now)
FateDisposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP)
Badge
TCG Gaziantep, 31 May 2010
History
Turkey
NameTCG Gaziantep
NamesakeCity of Gaziantep
Acquired27 August 1997
IdentificationHull number: F 490
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeOliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Displacement4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load
Length445 feet (136 m), overall
Beam45 feet (14 m)
Draft22 feet (6.7 m)
Propulsion
Speedover 29 knots (54 km/h)
Range5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h)
Complement15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers
Sensors and
processing systems
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As Built

G-Class Frigate:

  • Combat Management System: GENESIS (Gemi Entegre Savaş İdare Sistemi)[1]
  • Search radar: SMART-S Mk2[2]
Electronic warfare
& decoys
AN/SLQ-32
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G-Class Frigate:

Aircraft carried1 × SH-2F LAMPS I helicopter

USS Clifton Sprague (FFG-16) was an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate of the United States Navy, the tenth ship of that class. She was named for Vice Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague (1896–1955), hero of the Battle off Samar action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, where he received the Navy Cross. Clifton Sprague (FFG-16) was the first ship of that name in the US Navy. She was transferred to the Turkish Naval Forces in 1997 as TCG Gaziantep (F 490) and remains in active service.

  1. ^ Ship Integrated Combat Management System (GENESIS), Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, Turkey [dead link]
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ ">First Turkish Perry With Mk-41 VLS On". Turkishnavy.net. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. ^ Lockheed Martin to Upgrade Ship Defense System on Turkish Navy Frigates Archived 2009-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, Lockheed Martin, 17 February 2009