USS Knox (DE/FF-1052) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer escorts in the United States Navy. Knox was named after Commodore Dudley Wright Knox, and was the second US Navy ship named Knox. In 1975, she was redesignated a frigate. She served from 1969 to 1992 and was sunk as a target in 2007.

Aerial view of Knox-class frigate USS McCandless (FF-1084) Twenty-five ships of the class (DE-1052, 1056, 1063–1071 and 1078–1097) were refitted with the AN/SQS-35(V) Independent Variable Depth Sonar, an active sonar operating at about 13 kHz.

FF-1052 General Specifications. Class: Knox-class frigate. Complement: 13 Officers and 211 Enlisted. Displacement: 3020 tons. Length: 415′ Beam: 47 feet . Draft: 24 feet 3 in. Range: 4 500 miles . Final Disposition: Sunk as target 7 August 2007

USS KNOX was the lead ship of the KNOX class and the second ship in the Navy to bear the name. Built and commissioned as a destroyer escort, USS KNOX was redesignated a frigate on June 30, 1975. The ship was decommissioned on February 14, 1992, and was stricken from the Navy List on January 11, 1995.

USS KNOX rounded out her underway schedule in 1985 by departing Hong Kong 2 Decenber with the Battle Group to participate in ASWEX 86-lJ with the Japanese Maritiire Self Defense Force.

USS Knox (DE-1052/FF-1052) was the prototype and lead ship in a new class of destroyer escorts in the United States Navy. She was the second ship to be named for Commodore Dudley Wright Knox.

USS Knox (DE-1052) performed search and rescue operations and provided evacuation, blockade, and surveillance support, when necessary, for the Pacific Fleet. In April 1975, Knox participated in...

Jun 1, 2021 · Page details technical specifications, development, operational history of the USS Knox (FF-1052) Destroyer Escort including pictures.

The lead ship of the class was USS Knox (FF-1052), named after Commodore Dudley Wright Knox (1877-1960), an American veteran of two world wars. The ship was handed over to Todd Pacific Shipyard in Seattle, Washington in July 1964, and the keel was laid on October 5, 1965.

Feb 19, 2007 · USS Knox (DE-1052/FF-1052) was the prototype and lead ship in a new class of destroyer escorts in the United States Navy. She was the second ship to be named for Commodore Dudley Wright Knox.