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USS Mahlon S. Tisdale

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USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG-27) underway during PACEX '89
History
United States
NameMahlon S. Tisdale
NamesakeVice Admiral Mahlon S. Tisdale
Ordered23 January 1978
BuilderTodd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California, U.S.
Laid down19 March 1980
Launched7 February 1981
Sponsored byMrs. Kenneth J. Sanger (daughter of Mahlon Tisdale)
Acquired22 October 1982
Commissioned27 November 1982
Decommissioned27 September 1996
Stricken20 February 1998
HomeportNB San Diego, California, U.S.
Identification
Motto
  • "Honneur – Patrie – Valeur"
  • (Honor – Heritage – Value)
FateDisposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP)
Badge
TCG Gökçeada (F-494)
TCG Gökçeada (F-494) in the Black Sea, 14 July 2005.
Turkey
NameGökçeada
NamesakeDistrict of Gökçeada
Acquired5 April 1999
IdentificationF 494
Statusin active service
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeOliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Displacement4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load
Length445 feet (136 m), overall
Beam45 feet (14 m)
Draught22 feet (6.7 m)
Propulsion
Speedover 29 knots (54 km/h)
Range5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h)
Complement15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
AN/SLQ-32
Armament*list error: list item missing markup (help)

G-Class Frigate:

Aircraft carried1 × SH-2F LAMPS I[4]

USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG-27), nineteenth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Vice Admiral Mahlon Street Tisdale (1890–1972). Ordered from Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California, on 23 January 1978 as part of the FY78 program, Mahlon S. Tisdale was laid down on 19 March 1980, launched on 7 February 1981, and commissioned on 27 November 1982.

Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG-27) was the first ship of that name in the U.S. Navy.

TCG Gökçeada (F 494)

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Decommissioned on 27 September 1996 and stricken on 20 February 1998, she was transferred to Turkey on 5 April 1999 as that nation's TCG Gökçeada (F 494). As of 2018, she is still in active service.

References

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  1. ^ "USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG 27)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ^ ">First Turkish Perry With Mk-41 VLS On". Turkishnavy.net. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. ^ Lockheed Martin to Upgrade Ship Defense System on Turkish Navy Frigates Archived 2009-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, Lockheed Martin, 17 February 2009
  4. ^ "USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG 27)". Navysite.de. Retrieved 11 April 2015.

Public Domain This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.

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