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USS PAUL was the 29th KNOX-class frigate. Homeported in Mayport, Fla., PAUL was decommissioned on August 14, 1992 and subsequently leased to Turkey. Stricken from the Navy list on January 11, 1995, PAUL was sold to Turkey on January 9, 2000.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: August 25, 1966 |
| Keel laid: September 12, 1969 | |
| Launched: June 20, 1970 | |
| Commissioned: August 14, 1971 | |
| Decommissioned: August 14, 1992 | |
| Builder: Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, La. | |
| Propulsion system: 2 - 1200 psi boilers; 1 geared turbine, 1 shaft; 35,000 shaft horsepower | |
| Length: 438 feet (133.5 meters) | |
| Beam: 47 feet (14.4 meters) | |
| Draft: 25 feet (7.6 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 4,200 tons full load | |
| Speed: 27 knots | |
| Armament: one Mk-16 missile launcher for ASROC and Harpoon missiles, one Mk-42 5-inch/54 caliber gun, Mk-46 torpedoes from single tube launchers, one 20mm Phalanx CIWS | |
| Aircraft: one SH-2F (LAMPS I) helicopter | |
| Crew: 18 officers, 267 enlisted |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS PAUL. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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