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'''USS ''Grand Forks'' (PF-11)''', a [[Tacoma class frigate|''Tacoma''-class]] [[frigate]], was the only ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]].
'''USS ''Grand Forks'' (PG-119/PF-11)''', a {{sclass|Tacoma|frigate|0}} [[patrol frigate]], was the only ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for [[Grand Forks]], North Dakota.


==Construction==
''Grand Forks'' was launched at the [[Kaiser Shipyards]] at [[Richmond, California]] on 27 November 1943, sponsored by Mrs. T. H. Thoreson; and commissioned on 18 March 1944, with [[Lieutenant Commander]] Christian W. Peterson, [[USCG]], in command.
''Grand Forks'', originally classified as [[gunboat|patrol gunboat]], '''PG-119''', was reclassified as a [[patrol frigate]], '''PF-11''', on 15 April 1943. She was [[Keel laying|laid down]] on 29 September 1943, under a [[Maritime Commission]] (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1429, at the [[Permanente Metals]] [[Richmond Shipyards|Richmond Shipyard #4]], [[Richmond, California|Richmond]], California.{{sfn|Navsource}} ''Grand Forks'' was launched on 27 November 1943, sponsored by Mrs. T. H. Thoreson; and commissioned on 18 March 1944.{{sfn|DANFS|2016}}


==Service history==
After shakedown, on 7 August 1944 ''Grand Forks'' sailed from [[San Francisco, California]], to take station in the [[Northern Pacific]] off the [[California]] coast as a [[plane guard]] ship, returning to San Francisco on 3 September. She continued on this duty until decommissioning, spending an average of 3 weeks at sea and 2 in port. Late in the night 11 October 1944, ''Grand Forks'' picked up a distress call from a [[PB2Y]] about to make an emergency landing. Sending up flares and star shells to guide the plane through the dark, ''Grand Forks'' rescued 15 crewmen and [[passenger]]s from the sea, as well as 114 sacks of [[mail]].
After [[shakedown cruise|shakedown]], on 7 August 1944, ''Grand Forks'' sailed from [[San Francisco]], California, to take station in the Northern Pacific off the California coast as a [[plane guard]] ship, returning to San Francisco, on 3 September. She continued on this duty until decommissioning, spending an average of 3 weeks at sea and 2 in port.{{sfn|DANFS|2016}}


Late in the night 11 October 1944, ''Grand Forks'' picked up a distress call from a [[Consolidated PB2Y Coronado]] about to make an emergency landing. Sending up flares and star shells to guide the plane through the dark, ''Grand Forks'' rescued 15 crewmen and passengers from the sea, as well as 114 sacks of mail.{{sfn|DANFS|2016}}
While in port from guard duty on 31 May 1945, ''Grand Forks'' was toured by several members of the American delegation to the [[San Francisco Peace Conference]], including [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] and Mrs. [[Edward Stettinius]], [[Nelson Rockefeller]], and [[Alger Hiss]].


While in port from guard duty on 31 May 1945, ''Grand Forks'' was toured by several members of the American delegation to the [[San Francisco Peace Conference]], including [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] and Mrs. [[Edward Stettinius]], [[Nelson Rockefeller]], and [[Alger Hiss]].{{sfn|DANFS|2016}}
She continued on plane guard duty until 19 March 1946 and then sailed from San Francisco to [[Charleston, South Carolina]], where she decommissioned on 16 May 1946. ''Grand Forks'' was stricken from the [[Navy Register]] on 19 June 1946; sold to [[J. C. Berkwit & Company]] of [[New York]] on 19 May 1947, and scrapped starting on 1 November 1947.


She continued on plane guard duty until 19 March 1946, and then sailed from San Francisco to [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], South Carolina, where she decommissioned on 16 May 1946. ''Grand Forks'' was stricken from the [[Navy Register]] on 19 June 1946; sold to [[J. C. Berkwit & Company]] of [[New York City|New York]] on 19 May 1947, and scrapped starting on 1 November 1947.{{sfn|DANFS|2016}}
== References ==
{{DANFS}}


==References==
== External links ==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/g7/grand_forks.htm history.navy.mil: USS ''Grand Forks'']
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/08011.htm navsource.org: USS ''Grand Forks'']
*[http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/patrol/pf11.htm hazegray.org: USS ''Grand Forks'']


== Bibliography ==
{{Tacoma class frigate}}
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite DANFS
| url = https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/g/grand-forks.html
| title = Grand Forks (PF-11)
| publisher = Naval History and Heritage Command
| date = 20 August 2016
| access-date = 27 November 2018
| ref = {{sfnRef|DANFS|2016}}
}}{{PD-notice}}
* {{cite web
| url = http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/krichmond.htm
| title = Kaiser Permanente No. 4, Richmond CA
| publisher = ShipbuildingHistory.com
| date = 5 February 2014
| access-date = 27 November 2018
| ref = {{sfnRef|Kaiser No. 4|2014}}
}}
* {{cite web
| url = http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/08011.htm
| title= Grand Forks (PF 11)
| publisher= Navsource.org
| access-date= 27 November 2018
| ref= {{sfnRef|Navsource}}
}}
{{refend}}


== External links ==
{{commons}}
* {{navsource|12/08011|USS Grand Forks}}
*[http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/patrol/pf11.htm hazegray.org: USS ''Grand Forks'']

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USS Grand Forks (PF-11) just after launch
History
United States
NameGrand Forks
NamesakeCity of Grand Forks, North Dakota
ReclassifiedPatrol Frigate (PF), 15 April 1943
Orderedas a Type S2-S2-AQ1 hull, MCE hull 1429[1]
BuilderPermanente Metals Richmond Shipyard #4, Richmond, California
Yard number54[1]
Laid down29 September 1943
Launched27 November 1943
Commissioned18 March 1944
Decommissioned16 May 1946
Stricken19 June 1946
Identification
FateScrapped, 1 November 1947
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeTacoma-class patrol frigate
Displacement
  • 1,430 long tons (1,450 t) (light load)
  • 2,415 long tons (2,454 t) (full load)
Length303 ft 11 in (92.63 m)
Beam37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draft13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed20.3 kn (37.6 km/h; 23.4 mph)
Complement190
Armament

USS Grand Forks (PG-119/PF-11), a Tacoma-class patrol frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Construction[edit]

Grand Forks, originally classified as patrol gunboat, PG-119, was reclassified as a patrol frigate, PF-11, on 15 April 1943. She was laid down on 29 September 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1429, at the Permanente Metals Richmond Shipyard #4, Richmond, California.[2] Grand Forks was launched on 27 November 1943, sponsored by Mrs. T. H. Thoreson; and commissioned on 18 March 1944.[3]

Service history[edit]

After shakedown, on 7 August 1944, Grand Forks sailed from San Francisco, California, to take station in the Northern Pacific off the California coast as a plane guard ship, returning to San Francisco, on 3 September. She continued on this duty until decommissioning, spending an average of 3 weeks at sea and 2 in port.[3]

Late in the night 11 October 1944, Grand Forks picked up a distress call from a Consolidated PB2Y Coronado about to make an emergency landing. Sending up flares and star shells to guide the plane through the dark, Grand Forks rescued 15 crewmen and passengers from the sea, as well as 114 sacks of mail.[3]

While in port from guard duty on 31 May 1945, Grand Forks was toured by several members of the American delegation to the San Francisco Peace Conference, including Secretary of State and Mrs. Edward Stettinius, Nelson Rockefeller, and Alger Hiss.[3]

She continued on plane guard duty until 19 March 1946, and then sailed from San Francisco to Charleston, South Carolina, where she decommissioned on 16 May 1946. Grand Forks was stricken from the Navy Register on 19 June 1946; sold to J. C. Berkwit & Company of New York on 19 May 1947, and scrapped starting on 1 November 1947.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kaiser No. 4 2014.
  2. ^ a b Navsource.
  3. ^ a b c d e DANFS 2016.

Bibliography[edit]

  • "Grand Forks (PF-11)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2018.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • "Kaiser Permanente No. 4, Richmond CA". ShipbuildingHistory.com. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  • "Grand Forks (PF 11)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

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