USS Grand Island
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USS Grand Island (PF-14), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Grand Island, Nebraska.
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USS Grand Island (PF-14) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Grand Island |
Namesake | City of Grand Island, Nebraska |
Builder | Kaiser Cargo, Inc., Richmond, California |
Launched | 19 February 1944 |
Commissioned | 27 May 1944 |
Decommissioned | 21 May 1946 |
Stricken | 1964 |
Fate | Transferred to Cuba, 16 June 1947 |
History | |
Cuba | |
Name | Maximo Gomez (F303) |
Acquired | 16 June 1947 |
Stricken | 1964 |
Fate | Unknown |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Tacoma-class frigate |
Displacement |
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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) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 190 |
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