USS Mahlon S. Tisdale

USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG-27) underway during PACEX '89
History
United States
Name	Mahlon S. Tisdale
Namesake	Vice Admiral Mahlon S. Tisdale
Ordered	23 January 1978
Builder	Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California, U.S.
Laid down	19 March 1980
Launched	7 February 1981
Sponsored by	Mrs. Kenneth J. Sanger (daughter of Mahlon Tisdale)
Acquired	22 October 1982
Commissioned	27 November 1982
Decommissioned	27 September 1996
Stricken	20 February 1998
Homeport	NB San Diego, California, U.S.
Identification	Hull symbol:FFG-27 Code letters:NMST
Motto	"Honneur – Patrie – Valeur" (Honor – Heritage – Value)
Fate	Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP)
Badge
TCG Gökçeada (F-494) in the Black Sea, 14 July 2005.
Turkey
Name	Gökçeada
Namesake	District of Gökçeada
Acquired	5 April 1999
Identification	F 494
Status	in active service
General characteristics [1]
Class and 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)
Draught	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 and processing systems	AN/SPS-49 air-search radar AN/SPS-55 surface-search radar CAS and STIR fire-control radar AN/SQS-56 sonar.
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[2] (4 ESSM missiles per MK-41 cell through the use of MK25 Quadpack canisters, total of 8 cells)[3] 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[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)

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

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.

 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.

External links

• MaritimeQuest USS Mahlon S. Tisdale FFG-27 pages
• GlobalSecurity.org FFG-27