USS Knox
Knox-class frigate
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USS Knox was the lead ship of her class of destroyer escorts in the United States Navy. Knox was named for 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... Wikipedia
Length: 415 ft (126 m) lwl; 438 ft (134 m) loa
Builders: Todd Pacific Shipyards and Vigor Shipyards
Launched: November 19, 1966
Construction started: October 5, 1965
Beam: 47′
Speed: over 27 kn (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Armament: 1 × 5 in (127 mm)/54 caliber Mark 42 gun; 1 × 8-tube ASROC + Harpoon launcher; 1 × 8-cell RIM-7 Sea Sparrow launcher