USS Grand Rapids (PF-31)
Tacoma-class patrol frigate of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Grand Rapids.
USS Grand Rapids (PF-31), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Name | Grand Rapids |
Namesake | City of Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Builder | Walter Butler Shipbuilders Inc., Superior, Wisconsin |
Laid down | 30 July 1943 |
Launched | 10 September 1943 |
Commissioned | 10 October 1944 |
Decommissioned | 10 April 1946 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 14 April 1947 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Tacoma-class frigate |
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Length | 303 ft 11 in (92.63 m) |
Beam | 37 ft 11 in (11.56 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 190 |
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