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USS KIRK was the 36th KNOX - class frigate. Decommissioned on August 6, 1993, the KIRK was leased to Taiwan the same day. There she was recommissioned as FEN YANG. The KIRK was stricken from the Navy list on January 11, 1995. On September 29, 1999, the ship was finally purchased by Taiwan.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: August 25, 1966 |
| Keel laid: December 4, 1970 | |
| Launched: September 25, 1971 | |
| Commissioned: September 9, 1972 | |
| Decommissioned: August 6, 1993 | |
| 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 KIRK. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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