 USS Kauffman (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 |
| Homeport | NS Norfolk, Virginia |
| Identification |
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| Motto |
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| Nickname(s) | Special K |
| Status | decommissioned |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided 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, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers |
| Sensors and 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 | |
USS Kauffman (FFG-59), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman (1887–1963) and his son, Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman (1911–1979), both experts in sub-surface naval missions.
Kauffman was laid down on 8 April 1985 by the Bath 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; and commissioned on 28 February 1987 at Bath, Maine.[1]
As of 2012, Kauffman was homeported at NS Norfolk, Virginia, and assigned to Destroyer 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 two Oliver Hazzard Perry-class ships remaining; the last Oliver Hazard Perry-class ship to be decommissioned was USS 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]
1992[8]
1993[9]
1994[10]
1996[11]
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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. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
