Taylor (FFG 50) - Naval Cruise Book

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CDR Keith A. Knutsen Command'ng Dfficer Commander Keith Knutsen grew up in Clinton, Iowa. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engl- neering from the United States Naval Academy In May 1990. Commander Knutsen is a 2002 graduate of the United States Naval War College, where he ob- tained a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies. His first sea duty tour was as Auxiliaries Officer, Main Propulsion Assistant, Navigator and Chief Engineer in USS FLETCHER 1DD 9921 from March 1991 to Au- gust 1994. During Commander Knutsen's first shore duty assign- ment from September 1994 to September 1996, he served as Chief Engineer of the GL-47 Gas Turbine Propulsion Plant Trainer and later as Director, United States Naval Gunnery Schools, Service Schools Command Great Lakes, IL. His first De- partment Head tour was in USS KINKAID 1DD 9651 as Chief Engineer from June 1997 until February 1999. His follow on Department Head tour was in USS PORT ROYAL ICG 731 as Chief Engineer from June 1999 until March 2001. Upon completion of his tour in PORT ROYAL, Commander Knutsen attended the United States Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island. From March 2002 through June 2003 he served on the Staff of The Commander United States Naval Forces, Southern Command as Surface Operations Officer, Current Operations Officer, Scheduler and Pa- cific Region Officer. Following his tour at COMUSNAVSO, Commander Knutsen assumed Command of USS PELICAN 1MHC 531 in January 2004. In August 2004, he was designated Commanding Officer of MHC Rotational Crew Charlie and ordered to de-crew USS PELICAN. Two weeks after de-crewing PELICAN, Commander Knutsen assumed Command of USS CAR- DINAL 1MHC 601 forward deployed in the 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility. Later, after being redesignated MHC Crew AGGRESSIVE, he returned from the 5 ' Fleet AOR and assumed Command of USS OSPREY1MHC 511. In February 2006, following a reorgani- zation of the waterfront Command structure at NAVSTA Ingleside, Commander Knut- sen was ordered to assume Command of MHC Crew VALOR assigned to USS ROBIN 1MHC 541 in addition to maintaining Command of MHC Crew AGGRESSIVE embarked on USS OSPREY. Commander Knutsen remained in Command of both OSPREY and ROBIN until their decommissioning in June 2006. -Qs-

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Specification S gl rf lss szss a aail egi igsvss-555552: 'Q5E,,5:EQ'g X aw ii B Xxx cf' i-- ---f-F E T M CD Length ........ .......... 4 53 feet Draft ....................... ................ 2 2 feet Beam .......... ......... 4 5 feet Displacement ........... ......... 4 ,100 tons Speed ............. ....... 3 0+ knots Accommodations ............... 13 Officers 287 Enlisted Propulsion 2 LM2500 Gas Turbine Engines, 41,000 Shaft Horsepower l Controllable Reversible Pitch Propeller l Rudder 2 Auxiliary Propulsion Units Sensors l ANfSPS-49 Air Search Radar l ANXSPS-55 Surface Search Radar l Mk 92 Fire Control System l ANfSLO-32fVl5 Electronic Countermeasures System l ANfSOS-56 Sonar System l ANfSOS-19 Towed Array System l Mk 134 Decoy Launching System Weapons 1 76mm Mk 75 Rapid Fire Gun 2 Mk 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes 5 50 Caliber Machine Guns 2 25mm Machine Cannons 3

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LCDR Joey L. Frantzen Executive 0fficer LCDR Frantzen is assigned as the Executive Officer on the USS TAYLOR IFFG 501, Mayport, Florida. LCDR Frantzen graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1994 receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science. He received his Masters Degree in Computer Science in 2001 from the Naval Post-Graduate School, Monterey, California. ln 2001 he completed Joint Profes- sional Military Education Phase I through the Na- val War College. Following graduation from the Naval Academy, LCDR Frantzen attended Surface Warfare Officer School at Newport, Rhode Island. His initial as- signment was onboard USS John Rodgers IDD 9831 from March of 1995 to March of 1997 in Charleston, SC and Mayport, FL. He was assigned as the First Lieutenant and Fuels Officer. He completed two overseas deployments to the Mediterranean Sea. LCDR Frantzen's Second Division Officer tour was onboard USS Hue City ICG 661 from July 1997 to May of 1999 in Mayport, Florida. While onboard he served as the ship's Fire Control Officer. During his tour he completed his third deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. From August 2002 to August 2004, LCDR Frantzen served as Force Protection, Weapons, and Combat Systems Officer onboard the USS VALLEY FORGE ICG 501 in San Diego, CA. He served in Operation Enduring conducting Maritime Interdiction Operations in the North Arabian Gulf and was part of the Multi-national takedown of the MABOT and KAAOT Oil Terminals in the opening hours of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was onboard the North Arabian Gulf Commander's Flagship and as TAO ensured the shepherding of shipping out of the Khawr Abd Allah waterway in the days before the opening salvos of the war. From September 2004 to December 2007, LCDR Frantzen served as Executive As- sistant to the Director of Plans and Policy, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. 5