USS Whipple FF 1062

USS Whipple
FF 1062 (Knox Class)

October, 1974: U.S.S. Whipple (DE-1062) patrols Hawaian waters


Authorized:       July 22, 1964
Builder:          Todd Shipyards Seattle     
Laid Down:        April 24, 1967    
Launched:         May 12, 1968 
Delivered:        August 13, 1970
Commissioned:     August 22, 1970   
Decommissioned:   February 14, 1992 
Stricken Date:    January 11, 1995
Fate:             Pending transfer to Mexico           
Berthed:          N.I.S.M.F. Pearl Harbor, HI

USS Whipple Association and a special message from Ron Lingard

USS Whipple Reunion Information

History of USS Whipple

We are seeking information on the USS Whipple and her crews. Files and photos may be E-mailed to us and we will incorporate them into these pages.

DOL now has a webmaster handling all pages and E-mails concerning the Frigates. Introducing Whipple crew member Mark Roberts

The Knox Class as Constructed


Displacement: 4,260 tons fully loaded.
Length:       438'        
Beam:         47'          
Draught:      16' (keel);  26' (Sonar dome)       
Machinery:    Two combustion Engineering boilers;               
              One  Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000 shp;     
              1 shaft.   
Performance:  27 kts.  
Bunkerage:    200,000 gallons  
Range:        4,000 miles at 22 knots on 1 boiler.          
Guns:         1 FMC  5"   54 cal  Mk-42
Torpedoes:    MK 32

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