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|align="center" colspan="2"|[[Image:USS Grand Forks 120801103.jpg|300px|USS Grand Forks just after launch]] <br/>
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|Ship country=United States
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|Ship name='''USS ''Grand Forks'' (PF-11)'''
|Laid down:
|Ship namesake=[[Grand Forks, North Dakota]]
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|Ship builder=[[Kaiser Shipyards]] at [[Richmond, California]]
|Launched:
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|[[27 November]] [[1943]]
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|Commissioned:
|[[18 March]] [[1944]]
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|Ship decommissioned=16 May 1946
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|Ship in service=
|Decommissioned:
|Ship out of service=
|[[16 May]] [[1946]]
|Ship struck=19 June 1946
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|Struck:
|Ship honours=
|[[19 June]] 1946
|Ship fate=Scrapped 1 November 1947
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|Scrapped [[1 November]] [[1947]]
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|Displacement:
|Ship class=[[Tacoma class frigate|''Tacoma''-class]] [[frigate]]
|1,430 tons (light), <br>2,415 tons (full)
|Ship displacement=* 1,430 tons (light)
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* 2,415 tons (full)
|Length:
|303 ft 11 in (92.6 m)
|Ship length=303 ft 11 in (92.6 m)
|Ship beam=37 ft 6 in (11.4 m)
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|Beam:
|37 ft 6 in (11.4 m)
|Ship draft=13 ft 8 in (4.1 m)
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* 2 × 5,500 SHP [[turbine]]s
|Draft:
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|13 ft 8 in (4.1 m)
|Ship speed=20 [[knot (speed)|knots]] (37 km/h)
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|Speed:
|Ship armament=* 3 × 3 in/50 AA guns (3x1)
|20 [[knot (speed)|knots]] (37 km/h)
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* 9 × 20mm (9x1)
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* 8 × Y-gun [[depth charge]] projectors
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* 2 × depth charge racks
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|190
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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'' (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]].


''Grand Forks'' was launched at the [[Kaiser Company]] shipyard in [[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'' 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.


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, 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]].


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]].
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]].


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]], 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.


== References ==
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Revision as of 00:02, 3 November 2008

The USS Grand Forks just after launch
History
USN JackUnited States
NameUSS Grand Forks (PF-11)
NamesakeGrand Forks, North Dakota
BuilderKaiser Shipyards at Richmond, California
Launched27 November 1943
Commissioned18 March 1944
Decommissioned16 May 1946
Stricken19 June 1946
FateScrapped 1 November 1947
General characteristics
Class and typeTacoma-class frigate
Displacement
  • 1,430 tons (light)
  • 2,415 tons (full)
Length303 ft 11 in (92.6 m)
Beam37 ft 6 in (11.4 m)
Draft13 ft 8 in (4.1 m)
Propulsion
Speed20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement190
Armament
  • 3 × 3 in/50 AA guns (3x1)
  • 4 × 40mm guns (2x2)
  • 9 × 20mm (9x1)
  • 1 × Hedgehog projector
  • 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors
  • 2 × depth charge racks

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

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.

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 passengers from the sea, as well as 114 sacks of mail.

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.

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.

References

Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

External links

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