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USS Robert E. Peary (FF-1073)
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:USS_Robert_E._Peary_(FF-1073)_San_Francisco.jpg) USS Robert E. Peary (FF-1073)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Robert E. Peary |
| Namesake | Robert Peary |
| Ordered | 22 July 1964 |
| Builder | Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington |
| Laid down | 20 December 1970 |
| Launched | 23 June 1971 |
| Acquired | 11 August 1972 |
| Commissioned | 23 September 1972 |
| Decommissioned | 7 August 1992 |
| Stricken | 11 January 1995 |
| Identification | FF-1073 |
| Fate | Transferred to Taiwan, 7 August 1992 |
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 Taiwan | |
| Name | Chi Yang |
| Namesake | Jiyang |
| Acquired | 7 August 1992 |
| Commissioned | 6 October 1993 |
| Decommissioned | 1 May 2015 |
| Identification | FF-932 |
| Fate | Sunk as target on 15 July 2020 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Knox-class frigate |
| Displacement | 4,066 long tons (4,131 t) (full load) |
| Length | 438 ft (134 m) |
| Beam | 47 ft (14 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | over 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h) |
| Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,330 km) at 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h) |
| Complement | 18 officers, 267 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 Electronics Warfare System |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | one SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter |
USS Robert E. Peary (FF-1073) was a Knox-class frigate with the United States Navy from 1972 until 1992. In 1992, the ship was decommissioned and loaned to the Republic of China. The ship was renamed Chi Yang (Chinese: 濟陽) and was part of the Taiwanese navy until 2015.
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