Talk:Knox-class frigate
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March 2004
I had the pleasure? of doing reserve duty on these last three tin cans. Sorry I have no more to contribute at this time. H2O 21:10, 28 Mar 2004 (UTC) Another comment from me- in the early 1990s the Navy had the concept of a Training Frigate31 December 1991 assignment to the Naval Reserve Force, reclassified as a training frigate (FFT-1084). eight ships of her class which received this redesignation.
| Hull | Name |
|---|---|
| FFT 1078 | JOSEPH HEWES |
| FFT 1079 | BOWEN |
| FFT 1084 | MCCANDLESS |
| FFT 1085 | DONALD B BEARY |
| FFT 1089 | JESSE L BROWN |
| FFT 1090 | AINSWORTH |
| FFT 1095 | TRUETT |
became part of Reserve Forces - would have had unknown a 60% size regular crew, and 4 reserve detachments - each did the once a month drills a different weekend.
Wfoj3 (talk) 22:34, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- I had served on the Truett FF 1095 from 1981 till 1985. Good ship just really over worked, really needed some down time to up graded it's systems. Glad it got some use before put out. 2600:1002:A012:CB73:35C0:3D57:A2E0:35D6 (talk) 23:21, 15 January 2025 (UTC)
Description
The 'Description' section covers a large amount of information, that would benefit from having it's own subsection. For example 'Role', 'Capabilities', 'Action' etc. ShockwaveLover (talk) 16:15, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
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Section originally unsigned - created 2008, shockwaver lover (by looking at history
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1) I thought the "mack" (mast - stack) was fairly prominent on this type, and worthy of mention
Agree.
2) McNamara's folly - the cited article mentions concerns about the reliability of a single-screw design, not the speed. 27 knots seems like a pretty good clip for escorting a convoy (WWII era corvette was maybe 16 knots I think)
More the size - and seems like much less weapons compare to an Adams Class DDG or a WWII Destroyer.
3) Also I thought the gun criticism related to the single-gun concept, rather than the 5-inch size
Agree.
4) Not sure what a "pressure fired" boiler is - can someone link or explain? Was the design change to reduce the boiler steam pressure, thereby resulting in a size increase? (I'm imaging a high pressure boiler develops more power in the same space as a lower pressure unit)
The Brooke and prior Garcia class had these. Normal boiler have fans, they had a supercharger- exhaust gas drove it air provided at a pressure. Same boiler water/ steam pressure. That design included automatic controls, Burner on Top, furnace space was a cylinder., MUCH less fire brick. Required cleaner fuel- NO black oil. Half the weight, same output. However, MUCH less forgiving to boiler water NO optimal conditions. I need to dig out my old stuff find and scan the picture
Wfoj3 (talk) 19:41, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Preserved Ship Status
Page states 2 ships have been preserved - with NO Documentation. Recommend removal or provide some Documentation. Wfoj3 (talk) 21:23, 22 August 2021 (UTC)