USS Duncan (FFG-10)

USS Duncan (FFG-10) comes about near San Diego, California.
USS Duncan (FFG-10) comes about near San Diego, 1986.
History
United States
NameDuncan
NamesakeVice Admiral Donald B. Duncan
Ordered27 February 1976
BuilderTodd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington
Laid down29 April 1977
Launched1 March 1978
Sponsored byMrs. Aniela Mateja Duncan
Commissioned15 May 1980
Decommissioned17 December 1994
Stricken5 January 1998
HomeportLong Beach, California (former)
Identification
Motto
  • "Vigilant and Swift"
  • "Virtus Velox"
FateDisposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP)
Badge
Turkey
Acquired4 May 1999
FateCannibalized for spare parts, scuttled 2017
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)
Draught22 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
Electronic warfare
& decoys
AN/SLQ-32
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × 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.