SHIP'S CHARACTERISTICS
Length Overall ...................................... 438 feet
Beam ........................................ 46 feet, 9 inches
Navigational Draft ................... 24 feet, 9 inches
Displacement .................. In excess of 4000 tons
Speed ................................ In excess of 27 knots
Complement ................ 18 Officers, 260 Enlisted
SONAR ...................................... AN/SQS-26CX
AN/SQR-18A
AN/SQS-35(V)
RADAR ......................................... AN/SPS-10F
AN/SPS-10D
AN/SPG-53
LN-66
Armament .......................... One 5"/54 Cal. Gun
One ASROC Launcher
Four MK 32 Torpedo Tubes
One 20 MM Gatling Gun
(Vulcan Phalanx Close In Weapons System)
Light Airborne Multipurpose System
(LAMPS Helicopter)
Propulsion .................. 35,000 Shaft Horsepower
Steam Turbine, Single S Blade
Screw, Automatic Combustion Control
 USS BREWTON (FF-1086) is a highly
capable and versatile Anti-Submarine platform. It is the 35th ship of the KNOX
class Frigates. Especially designed for Anti-Submarine Warfare, USS BREWTON
is also capable of Anti-Surface Warfare, Anti-Air Warfare, and Naval Gunfire
Support.
USS BREWTON is equipped with the Navy's
most sophisticated sonar systems, which provide for long range passive and
active tracking of submarines. The ship is outfitted to operate the SH-2F Light
Airborne Multi-Purpose Systems (LAMPS) helicopter in support of its anti-submarine
mission.
BREWTON is manned by 18 officers and
260 enlisted. Facilities for the crew include berthing and messing facilities,
laundry, ship's store, barber shop, and lounge.
BREWTON is powered by a single screw
driven by a 35,000 shaft horsepower steam turbine. Two boilers provide superheated
steam to 1,200 pounds per square inch pressure to drive the ship through the
sea. Gyro controlled fin stabilizers on both sides of the underwater hull
actively stabilize the ship.
|