USS Groton (PF-29)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Groton.
USS Groton (PF-29), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Groton, Connecticut.
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United States | |
Name | Groton |
Namesake | City of Groton, Connecticut |
Builder | Walter Butler Shipbuilding Co., Superior, Wisconsin |
Laid down | 15 July 1943 |
Launched | 14 September 1943 |
Commissioned | 5 September 1944 |
Decommissioned | 13 March 1946 |
Reclassified | PF-29, 15 April 1943 |
Fate | Sold to Colombia, 26 March 1947 |
Colombia | |
Name | Almirante Padilla |
Namesake | José Prudencio Padilla |
Acquired | 26 March 1947 |
Fate | Stricken 1965 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Tacoma-class frigate |
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Length | 303 ft 11 in (92.63 m) |
Beam | 37 ft 6 in (11.43 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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