Constructed by Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana and laid down 14 May 1969, launched 7 March 1970, and delivered 6 April 1971. She was commissioned 24 April 1971, christened by Mrs. Caroline Groves Gayler.
Design and descriptionedit
The Knox class design was derived from the Brooke-classfrigate 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.[1]
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-Eboilers, 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).[2]
The Knox-class ships were armed with a 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun forward and a single 3-inch/50-caliber gun aft. They mounted an eight-round ASROC launcher between the 5-inch (127 mm) gun and the bridge. Close-range anti-submarine defense was provided by two twin 12.75-inch (324 mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes. The ships were equipped with a torpedo-carrying DASH drone helicopter; its telescoping hangar and landing pad were positioned amidships aft of the mack. Beginning in the 1970s, the DASH was replaced by a SH-2 Seasprite LAMPS I helicopter and the hangar and landing deck were accordingly enlarged. Joseph Hewes had the first deployed LAMPS helicopter in the history of the Navy. Aft of the flight deck was an eight-cell BPDMS missile launcher for Sea Sparrow missiles, later replaced by Phalanx CIWS.[3]
Modificationsedit
The USS Joseph Hewes (FF-1078) and subsequent ships of the Knox-classfrigate class were modified to enable them to serve as flagships. The primary change was a slightly different arrangement of the "Officer's Country" staterooms with additional staterooms in a new 01 level structure which replaced the open deck between the boats. The stateroom on the port side under the bridge was designated as a "flag" stateroom, with additional staterooms for flag staff when serving as a flagship. These ships have been referred to as the Joseph Hewes-sub-class [citation needed].
Service historyedit
On 15 February 1985, Joseph Hewes arrived to the scene where the M/V A. Regina, a passenger cargo ferry ran aground on a reef off Isla de Mona. Due to surf conditions, Joseph Hewes was unable to use its boats to transport the evacuees which had landed on the nearby island. Joseph Hewes remained on scene to assist and using its helicopter, delivered hot food, soft drinks, and water to the A. Regina evacuees on Mona Island.[4]
ROCN Lan Yang (FFG-935) Leaving Keelung HarborROCN Hughes 500 6910 Carried on Lan Yang (FFG-935) Helicopter Deck
The ship was decommissioned 30 June 1994 and struck 11 January 1995. She was disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, cash sale, ex-US fleet hull foreign military sale, transferred to as Taiwan as Lan Yang (FF-935).
^Friedman, pp. 360–61; Gardiner, Chumley & Budzbon, p. 598
^"Safety Reccomendations" (PDF). www.ntsb.gov. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
Referencesedit
Friedman, Norman (1982). U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN0-87021-733-X.
Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen & Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN1-55750-132-7.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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For other ships with the same name see USS Joseph Hewes ROCS Lan Yang FFG 935 is a Chi Yang class frigate of the Republic of China Navy She was formerly in service as the USS Joseph Hewes FF 1078 a Knox class frigate of the United States Navy USS Joseph Hewes FF 1078 History United States NameJoseph Hewes NamesakeJoseph Hewes Ordered25 August 1966 BuilderAvondale Shipyard Westwego Louisiana Laid down14 May 1969 Launched7 March 1970 Acquired6 April 1971 Commissioned24 April 1971 Decommissioned30 June 1994 Stricken11 January 1995 FateTransferred to Taiwan General characteristics Class and typeKnox class frigate Displacement3 211 tons 4 192 full load Length438 ft 134 m Beam46 ft 9 in 14 25 m Draught24 ft 9 in 7 54 m Propulsion2 CE 1200psi boilers 1 Westinghouse geared turbine 1 shaft 35 000 SHP 26 MW Speedover 27 knots Complement18 officers 267 enlisted Sensors and processing systemsAN SPS 40 Air Search Radar AN SPS 67 Surface Search Radar AN SQS 26 Sonar AN SQR 18 Towed array sonar system Mk68 Gun Fire Control System Electronic warfare amp decoysAN SLQ 32 Electronics Warfare System Armamentone Mk 16 8 cell missile launcher for RUR 5 ASROC and Harpoon missiles one Mk 42 5 inch 54 caliber gun Mark 46 torpedoes from four single tube launchers one Mk 25 BPDMS launcher for Sea Sparrow missiles later replaced by Phalanx CIWS Aircraft carriedone SH 2 Seasprite LAMPS I helicopter Contents 1 Construction 2 Design and description 3 Modifications 4 Service history 5 Awards 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksConstruction editConstructed by Avondale Shipyard Westwego Louisiana and laid down 14 May 1969 launched 7 March 1970 and delivered 6 April 1971 She was commissioned 24 April 1971 christened by Mrs Caroline Groves Gayler Design and description editThe Knox class design was derived from the Brooke class frigate 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 1 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 2 The Knox class ships were armed with a 5 54 caliber Mark 42 gun forward and a single 3 inch 50 caliber gun aft They mounted an eight round ASROC launcher between the 5 inch 127 mm gun and the bridge Close range anti submarine defense was provided by two twin 12 75 inch 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes The ships were equipped with a torpedo carrying DASH drone helicopter its telescoping hangar and landing pad were positioned amidships aft of the mack Beginning in the 1970s the DASH was replaced by a SH 2 Seasprite LAMPS I helicopter and the hangar and landing deck were accordingly enlarged Joseph Hewes had the first deployed LAMPS helicopter in the history of the Navy Aft of the flight deck was an eight cell BPDMS missile launcher for Sea Sparrow missiles later replaced by Phalanx CIWS 3 Modifications editThe USS Joseph Hewes FF 1078 and subsequent ships of the Knox class frigate class were modified to enable them to serve as flagships The primary change was a slightly different arrangement of the Officer s Country staterooms with additional staterooms in a new 01 level structure which replaced the open deck between the boats The stateroom on the port side under the bridge was designated as a flag stateroom with additional staterooms for flag staff when serving as a flagship These ships have been referred to as the Joseph Hewes sub class citation needed Service history editOn 15 February 1985 Joseph Hewes arrived to the scene where the M V A Regina a passenger cargo ferry ran aground on a reef off Isla de Mona Due to surf conditions Joseph Hewes was unable to use its boats to transport the evacuees which had landed on the nearby island Joseph Hewes remained on scene to assist and using its helicopter delivered hot food soft drinks and water to the A Regina evacuees on Mona Island 4 nbsp ROCN Lan Yang FFG 935 Leaving Keelung Harbor nbsp ROCN Hughes 500 6910 Carried on Lan Yang FFG 935 Helicopter Deck The ship was decommissioned 30 June 1994 and struck 11 January 1995 She was disposed of through the Security Assistance Program SAP transferred cash sale ex US fleet hull foreign military sale transferred to as Taiwan as Lan Yang FF 935 Awards editCombat Action Ribbon Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Unit Citation Navy E Ribbon 3 awards Navy Expeditionary Medal National Defense Service Medal with bronze star Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with two bronze stars Vietnam Service Medal with one campaign star Sea Service Deployment Ribbon Republic of Vietnam Campaign MedalSee also editUSS Trippe FF 1075 USS Kirk USS BrewtonNotes edit Friedman pp 357 60 425 Gardiner Chumley amp Budzbon p 598 Friedman pp 360 61 Gardiner Chumley amp Budzbon p 598 Safety Reccomendations PDF www ntsb gov Retrieved 18 February 2024 References editFriedman Norman 1982 U S Destroyers An Illustrated Design History Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 733 X Gardiner Robert Chumbley Stephen amp Budzbon Przemyslaw 1995 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1947 1995 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 55750 132 7 This article includes information collected from theNaval Vessel Register which as a U S government publication is in the public domain The entry can be found here External links edithttp ussjosephhewes com NavSource images Navysite de Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Joseph Hewes FF 1078 amp oldid 1208751545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
