| Class overview | |
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| Namesake: | Chaplain George S. Rentz |
| Builders: | Todd Pacific Shipyards Corps. |
| Operator: |  United States Navy |
| Motto: | Dread Naught |
| Ship number: | 46 |
| In commission: | June 30, 1984 |
| Active: | 1 |
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| Laid down: | September 18, 1982 |
| Launched: | July 16, 1983 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Neil F. Lansing, daughter of Chaplain Rentz |
| Commissioned: | June 30, 1984 |
| In service: | In active service, as of 2011 |
| Homeport: | Naval Base San Diego |
General characteristics |
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| Class and type: | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 4,100 tons |
| Length: | 453 feet |
| Beam: | 45 feet |
| Draft: | 24.6 feet |
| Propulsion: | 2 General Electric LM2500-30 gas-powered turbines generating 41,000 hp through a single shaft and variable pitch propeller. 2 Auxiliary Propulsion Units, 350 hp w/ retractable electric azipods for maneuvering and docking. |
| Speed: | Over 29 knots |
| Range: | 5,000 nautical miles |
| Sailors Aboard: | 17 officers and 195 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
AN/SPS - 49 air search radar AN/SPS - 55 surface search radar CAS & STIR fire control radar AN/SQS - 56 sonar |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
AN/SLQ - 32 |
| Armament: | 1 MK-75 3"/62 caliber rapid fire gun |
| Armor: | Classified |
| Aircraft carried: | Two SH-60 Sea Hawk (LAMPS MK III) helicopters |
USS Rentz (FFG-46) Description
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