USS Estocin, ninth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Captain Michael John Estocin. Ordered from Bath Iron Works on 27 February 1976 as part of the FY76 pr
USS Estocin underway in the Caribbean Sea
TCG Göksu (F 497) in April 2015.
Estocin moored near EMPRESS I EMP test facility, Point Patience, Maryland, October 1985.
Estocin entering Hampton Roads, returning following Hurricane Felix, 1995.
The Mark 46 torpedo is the backbone of the United States Navy's lightweight anti-submarine warfare torpedo inventory and is the NATO standard. These aerial torpedoes are designed to attack high-perfor
USS Estocin
…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…
A Mk 46 exercise torpedo launched from USS Moosbrugger.
A Mark 46 Mod 5A torpedo is inspected aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Mustin.
A French Lynx helicopter carrying a Mk 46 torpedo.
A P-8A Poseidon of VP-16 dropping a Mark 46 torpedo