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Specifications:
Class: Knox
Type: SCB No. 199C / 1964
Number in Class: 46
Displacement: 3020 tons (std), 4065 tons (full)
Length: 415' (wl), 438' (oa)
Beam: 46' 9" (extreme)
Draft: 24' 9" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 Combustion Engineering 1200psi boilers; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000 shp; 1 shaft
Speed: 27 kts
Range: 4,500 nm @ 20 knots
Complement: 16 / 211
Missiles: 1 8-tube Mk25 Sea Sparrow BPDMS in DE 1052-1069, 1071-1083, 1 8-tube Mk29 NATO Sea Sparrow IPDMS in DE 1070, Harpoon missiles from modified ASROC launcher
Guns: 1 x 5"/54 cal. DP Mk 42 (600 rds)
ASW Weapons: 1 Mk16 ASROC launcher (16 missiles), 4-12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 (4x1 fixed) tubes / Mk 46 torpedos (6)
Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-40 (air), AN/SPS-58 threat warning in some ships
Sonars: AN/SQS-26CX, AN/SQS-35 IVDS in FF-1052, 1056, 1063-1071, 1073-1076, 1078-1097
Fire Control Systems: Mk68 Mod. 11/13/14 Gun FCS, Mk114 Mod 14/16 ASW FCS
Helicopter: 1 - SH-2 LAMPS Helicopter

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Rathburne (DE 1057) Building and Operational Data:

08 January 1968: Keel laid by the Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co., Seattle, Wash.

02 May 1969: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. Charles A. Bowsher, wife of Chas. Bowsher, Ass't Sec. of the Navy

16 May 1970: Commissioned at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash., Comdr. R. B. Evans in command, assigned to Destroyer Squadron 25 (DesDiv 251) at Pearl Harbor

September 1974: Reassigned to Destroyer Squadron 33 at Pearl Harbor

30 June 1975: Reclassified Frigate (FF 1057)

14 February 1992: Decommissioned at Pearl Harbor Naval Station after 21 years and 9 months of service

11 January 1995: Struck from the NVR

05 July 2002: Sunk by various ordnance during Exercise RimPac 2002, Location: 022ー 11' 42" N, 160ー 13' 07" W; Depth: 2552 fathoms; Tonnage: 3001

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Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.

Archive Manager
DE / FF / LCS Archive
Navsource

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By And/Or Copyright
Rathburne 0602105719	347k	02 May 1969: Seattle, Wash. - The future USS Rathburne sliding down the building way after being christened. Note all the balloons on the right side of the photo.		S. Dale Hargrave Newport News, Va.
Rathburne 0602105720	254k	14 April 1970: the Pacific Ocean - Three views of USS Rathburne (DE 1057) underway. (U.S. Naval Historical Center photo #NH 71262, NH 71263, and NH 71264 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)		Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Archive Manager DE / FF / LCS Archive Navsource
Rathburne 0602105721	350k
Rathburne 0602105722	339k
Rathburne 0602105716	86k	1971: Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard - Bow view of Rathburne in drydock.		Carl F. Breth IC3, USN
Rathburne 0602105717	159k	1971: Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard - Stern view of Rathburne in drydock.
Rathburne 0602105718	131k	1971: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor - Rathburne moored and partially dressed.
Rathburne 0602105701	44k	date / location unknown		Tom Morgan
Rathburne 0602105702	243k	undated: Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hi. - USS Rathburne (DE 1057) approaches the USS Arizona Memorial		Brian Kroenung EWC(SW), USN
Rathburne 0602105723	594k	01 October 1974: the Pacific Ocean - USS Rathburne (DE 1057) underway off the coast of Hawaii. (U.S. Naval Historical Center photo #NH 107486 by PH3 D. J. Tyree from the Naval History and Heritage Command)
Rathburne 0602105724	310k	August 1980: O'ahu, Hi. - USS Rathburne (FF 1057) underway off the coast of Hawaii. (Heilenday photo #1 00008A from the Heilenday Collection)		Mark Heilenday Virginia Beach, Va. Captain, USN (ret.) June 1974 - July 2004
Rathburne 0602105704	125k	22 May 1982: At sea - BM2 Luis Gaytan pulls the king post line tight during a manila high-line transfer-at-sea. A Navy chaplain is being transferred from the frigate USS Whipple (FF 1062) to Rathburne. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-84-01396 from the DVIC )		Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Archive Manager DE / FF / LCS Archive Navsource
Rathburne 0602105705	103k	22 May 1982: At sea - BMSN John Vieira (on ladder) hooks a cable to the king post block-and-tackle during a manila high-line transfer-at-sea. A Navy chaplain is being transferred from Whipple to Rathburne. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-84-01397 from the DVIC )
Rathburne 0602105706	121k	22 May 1982: At sea - Chaplain (Lt.) Gary Hill waits in the boatswain's chair for transfer from Whipple to Rathburne. The transfer-at-sea will be made using a manila high-line. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-84-01398 from the DVIC )
Rathburne 0602105707	136k	22 May 1982: At sea - A manila high-line carries Chaplain (Lt.) Gary Hill from Whipple to Rathburne during a transfer-at-sea. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-84-01399 from the DVIC )
Rathburne 0602105708	40k	date / location unknown		Michael Gormady (1973-1975)
Rathburne 0602105709)	121k	01 November 1989: Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hi. - The nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS Georgia (SSBN 729) and, directly behind it, the frigate Rathburne lies tied up at the naval station. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-92-04504 by OS2 John Bouvia from the DVIC )		Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Archive Manager DE / FF / LCS Archive Navsource
Rathburne 0602105703)	164k	14 September 1990: At sea - A port bow view of Rathburne underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-90-11615 by PH3 D. Erickson from the Defense Visual Information Center )
Rathburne 0602105710	648k	01 June 1991: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hi. - A starboard bow view of Rathburne as it approaches the channel to enter Pearl Harbor. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-92-02845 by OS2 John Bouvia from the DVIC )
Rathburne 0602105711	32k	05 July 2002: Rathburne's farewell, RimPac 2002 Sinkex.		Peter Skoutas EN1(SW), USN
Rathburne 0602105712	101k
Rathburne 0602105713	113k
Rathburne 0602105714	76k
Rathburne 0602105715	26k

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Rathburne Memorabilia
Ship's Plaque
carved from wood
Rathburne
Courtesy of
Mike Smolinski Ship in the Spotlight
Navy Times © Mario DeMarco
Rathburne
Courtesy of
Mike Smolinski Cruise Patch
WestPac'85
Rathburne
Courtesy of
Mike Smolinski

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Rathburne History View the USS Rathburne (DE 1057) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.

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Rathburne's Commanding Officers Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

Dates of Command	Commanding Officers
1.) 16 May 1970 - 01 Mar. 1972	Cmdr. Richard B. Evans
2.) 01 Mar. 1972 - 19 Jun. 1973	Cmdr. Ming E. Chang (OCS '56) (Shanghai, China / Fairfax, Va.) (ret. as Radm.)
3.) 19 Jun. 1973 - 06 Dec. 1975	Cmdr. Harold Berton Russell (USNA '58) (Santa Cruz, Cal.)
4.) 06 Dec. 1975 - 03 Dec. 1977	Cmdr. Leland E. Wood Jr. (NROTC '58)
5.) 03 Dec. 1977 - 08 Feb. 1980	Cmdr. Raymond Walter Addicott (Bellingham, Wash.)
6.) 08 Feb. 1980 - 03 Feb. 1982	Cmdr. Thomas Stephenson Althouse (USNA '62) (Ocean Gate, N.J.)
7.) 03 Feb. 1982 - 11 Apr. 1982	Cmdr. John Malcolm Schantz (USNA '63) (Washington, D.C.)
8.) 11 Apr. 1982 - 17 May 1982	Capt. Thomas Stephenson Althouse (USNA '62) (Ocean Gate, N.J.)
9.) 17 May 1982 - 22 Jun. 1984	Cmdr. Bernard D. Cole (Neptune, N.J.)
10.) 22 Jun. 1984 - 05 Sep. 1986	Cmdr. Thomas Mitchell Hutcheson Jr. (prior enl.) (Denison, Kan.)
11.) 05 Sep. 1986 - 15 Jan. 1988	Cmdr. Robert Vernon Coates Jr. (Providence, R.I.)
12.) 15 Jan. 1988 - 15 Dec. 1989	Cmdr. Stanley D. Guertin (USNA '72)
13.) 15 Dec. 1989 - 13 Dec. 1991	Cmdr. Ted S. Wide
14.) 13 Dec. 1991 - 14 Feb. 1992	Lcdr. Cedric Antonio Bradfield

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

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Last Known Reunion:
September 2016 at Pensacola, Fla.

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Contact: Ray Schendel
Address: 4606 Chapel Ridge Lane Apt. 4
City/State: Council Bluffs IA 51501
Phone: (712) 310-2505
E-mail: rayschendal at yahoo.com

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Additional Resources

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USS Rathburne Home Page
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