USS REASONER (DE:FF-1063)

USS Reasoner (DE/FF-1063) was a Knox-class frigate commissioned by the United States Navy in 1971. Named in honor of Marine First Lieutenant Frank S. Reasoner, a Medal of Honor recipient, the ship was initially designated as a destroyer escort (DE) before being reclassified as a frigate (FF) in 1975. Throughout her service, USS Reasoner participated in various operations, including anti-submarine warfare exercises and patrol missions during the Cold War, primarily in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. She was decommissioned in 1993 and later transferred to Turkey, where she served as TCG Kocatepe (F-257).