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USS BLAKELY was the 21st KNOX - class frigate. Originally designated as destroyer escort (DE), the BLAKELY was redesignated as frigate (FF) in July 1975. Decommissioned on November 15, 1991, and stricken from the Navy list on January 11, 1995, the BLAKELY was scrapped in 2000.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: July 22, 1964 |
Keel laid: June 3, 1968 | |
Launched: August 23, 1969 | |
Commissioned: July 28, 1970 | |
Decommissioned: November 15, 1991 | |
Builder: Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, La. | |
Propulsion system: 2 - 1200 psi boilers; 1 geared turbine, 1 shaft; 35,000 shaft horsepower | |
Length: 438 feet (133.5 meters) | |
Beam: 47 feet (14.4 meters) | |
Draft: 25 feet (7.6 meters) | |
Displacement: approx. 4,200 tons full load | |
Speed: 27 knots | |
Armament: one Mk-16 missile launcher for ASROC and | |
Aircraft: one | |
Crew: 18 officers, 267 enlisted |
Crew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS BLAKELY. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
USS BLAKELY Cruise Books: