USS Clifton Sprague

	USS Clifton Sprague, 17 November 1980
History
United States
Name	Clifton Sprague
Namesake	Vice Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague
Ordered	27 February 1976
Builder	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down	30 July 1979
Launched	16 February 1980
Sponsored by	Courtney Sprague Vaughan, daughter of Adm. Sprague
Commissioned	21 March 1981
Decommissioned	2 June 1995
Stricken	4 September 1997
Homeport	Naval Station Mayport
Identification	Hull symbol:FFG-16; Code letters:NCAS; ;
Motto	"Nunc Paratus" (Ready Now)
Fate	Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP)
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	TCG Gaziantep, 31 May 2010
History
Turkey
Name	TCG Gaziantep
Namesake	City of Gaziantep
Acquired	27 August 1997
Identification	Hull number: F 490
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Displacement	4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load
Length	445 feet (136 m), overall
Beam	45 feet (14 m)
Draft	22 feet (6.7 m)
Propulsion	2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 41,000 shp (31 MW) through a single shaft and variable pitch propeller; 2 × Auxiliary Propulsion Units, 350 hp (260 kW) retractable electric azimuth thrusters for maneuvering and docking.;
Speed	over 29 knots (54 km/h)
Range	5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h)
Complement	15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers
Sensors &; processing systems	As Built:; AN/SPS-49 air-search radar; AN/SPS-55 surface-search radar; CAS and STIR fire-control radar; AN/SQS-56 sonar.; G-Class Frigate:; Combat Management System: GENESIS (Gemi Entegre Savaş İdare Sistemi); Search radar: SMART-S Mk2;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	AN/SLQ-32
Armament	As built:; 1 × OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun; 2 × Mk 32 triple-tube (324 mm) launchers for Mark 46 torpedoes; 1 × Vulcan Phalanx CIWS; 4 × .50-cal (12.7 mm) machine guns.; 1 × Mk 13 Mod 4 single-arm launcher for Harpoon anti-ship missiles and SM-1MR Standard anti-ship/air missiles (40 round magazine); Note: As of 2004, Mk 13 systems removed from all active US vessels of this class.; G-Class Frigate:; 1 × Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS; 1 × Oto Melara 76mm DP gun; 8 × Harpoon SSM; 40 × SM-1 MR SAM; 32 × ESSM launched from Mk-41 VLS (4 ESSM missiles per MK-41 cell through the use of MK25 Quadpack canisters, total of 8 cells); Two triple Mark 32 Anti-submarine warfare torpedo tubes with Mark 46 or Mark 50 anti-submarine warfare torpedoes;
Aircraft carried	1 × SH-2F LAMPS I helicopter

USS Clifton Sprague (FFG-16) was an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate of the United States Navy, the tenth ship of that class. She was named for Vice Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague (1896–1955), hero of the Battle off Samar action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, where he received the Navy Cross. Clifton Sprague (FFG-16) was the first ship of that name in the US Navy. She was transferred to the Turkish Naval Forces in 1997 as TCG Gaziantep (F 490) and remains in active service.

History
USS Clifton Sprague, 17 November 1980
United States
Name	Clifton Sprague
Namesake	Vice Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague
Ordered	27 February 1976
Builder	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down	30 July 1979
Launched	16 February 1980
Sponsored by	Courtney Sprague Vaughan, daughter of Adm. Sprague
Commissioned	21 March 1981
Decommissioned	2 June 1995
Stricken	4 September 1997
Homeport	Naval Station Mayport
Identification	Hull symbol:FFG-16 Code letters:NCAS
Motto	"Nunc Paratus" (Ready Now)
Fate	Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP)
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TCG Gaziantep, 31 May 2010
History
Turkey
Name	TCG Gaziantep
Namesake	City of Gaziantep
Acquired	27 August 1997
Identification	Hull number: F 490
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Displacement	4,100 long tons (4,200 t), full load
Length	445 feet (136 m), overall
Beam	45 feet (14 m)
Draft	22 feet (6.7 m)
Propulsion	2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 41,000 shp (31 MW) through a single shaft and variable pitch propeller 2 × Auxiliary Propulsion Units, 350 hp (260 kW) retractable electric azimuth thrusters for maneuvering and docking.
Speed	over 29 knots (54 km/h)
Range	5,000 nautical miles at 18 knots (9,300 km at 33 km/h)
Complement	15 officers and 190 enlisted, plus SH-60 LAMPS detachment of roughly six officer pilots and 15 enlisted maintainers
Sensors & processing systems	As Built: AN/SPS-49 air-search radar AN/SPS-55 surface-search radar CAS and STIR fire-control radar AN/SQS-56 sonar. G-Class Frigate: Combat Management System: GENESIS (Gemi Entegre Savaş İdare Sistemi) Search radar: SMART-S Mk2
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32
Armament	As built: 1 × OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun 2 × Mk 32 triple-tube (324 mm) launchers for Mark 46 torpedoes 1 × Vulcan Phalanx CIWS 4 × .50-cal (12.7 mm) machine guns. 1 × Mk 13 Mod 4 single-arm launcher for Harpoon anti-ship missiles and SM-1MR Standard anti-ship/air missiles (40 round magazine) Note: As of 2004, Mk 13 systems removed from all active US vessels of this class. G-Class Frigate: 1 × Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS 1 × Oto Melara 76mm DP gun 8 × Harpoon SSM 40 × SM-1 MR SAM 32 × ESSM launched from Mk-41 VLS (4 ESSM missiles per MK-41 cell through the use of MK25 Quadpack canisters, total of 8 cells) Two triple Mark 32 Anti-submarine warfare torpedo tubes with Mark 46 or Mark 50 anti-submarine warfare torpedoes
Aircraft carried	1 × SH-2F LAMPS I helicopter