USS Lang DE 1060

USS Lang (DE-1060) was a Knox-class destroyer escort commissioned into the United States Navy in 1970. Named after John Lang, the first man to enlist in the U.S. Navy, the ship served primarily in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, conducting anti-submarine warfare operations and participating in numerous NATO exercises during the Cold War. Lang also performed patrol and escort duties in the Caribbean and made goodwill visits to allied ports. After nearly two decades of service, USS Lang was decommissioned in 1991 and eventually transferred to Turkey, where she served as TCG Muavenet (F-250).