 USSKauffman (FFG-59), in 1986. | |
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Kauffman |
| Namesake | |
| Awarded | 28 October 1982 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works,Bath, Maine |
| Laid down | 8 April 1985 |
| Launched | 29 March 1986 |
| Sponsored by | Elizabeth Kauffman Bush |
| Commissioned | 28 February 1987 |
| Decommissioned | 18 September 2015 |
| Home port | NS Norfolk,Virginia |
| Identification |
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| Motto |
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| Nickname(s) | Special K |
| Status | decommissioned |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Oliver Hazard Perry-classguided missile frigate |
| Displacement | 4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load |
| Length | 453 feet (138 m),overall |
| Beam | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Draught | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | over 29 knots (54 km/h) |
| Range | 5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h) |
| Complement | 15 officers and 190 enlisted, plusSH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 ×SH-60 LAMPS III helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | |
USSKauffman (FFG-59), anOliver Hazard Perry-classguided missile frigate, was a ship of theUnited States Navy named forVice AdmiralJames L. Kauffman (1887–1963) and his son,Rear AdmiralDraper L. Kauffman (1911–1979), both experts in sub-surface naval missions.
Kauffman was laid down on 8 April 1985 by theBath Iron Works,Bath, Maine; launched on 29 March 1986; sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth Kauffman Bush, the daughter of Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman and sister of Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman; andcommissioned on 28 February 1987 atBath, Maine.[1]
As of 2012,Kauffman was homeported atNS Norfolk,Virginia, and assigned toDestroyer Squadron 22.
Kauffman deployed for the final time on 8 January 2015. She was decommissioned on 18 September 2015. At the time of her decommission, she was one of only twoOliver Hazzard Perry-class ships remaining; the lastOliver Hazard Perry-class ship to be decommissioned wasUSS Simpson (FFG-56).[2]
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Note: the milestones are extracted from the official command histories and no other sources. The set of command histories available is not complete, resulting in the partial record following.[3]
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1989[5]
1990[6]
1991[7]
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This article incorporatespublic domain material fromKauffman (FFG-59) at theNaval Vessel Register. This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.
