USS Grand Forks information

	USS Grand Forks (PF-11) just after launch
History
United States
Name	Grand Forks
Namesake	City of Grand Forks, North Dakota
Reclassified	Patrol Frigate (PF), 15 April 1943
Ordered	as a Type S2-S2-AQ1 hull, MCE hull 1429
Builder	Permanente Metals Richmond Shipyard #4, Richmond, California
Yard number	54
Laid down	29 September 1943
Launched	27 November 1943
Commissioned	18 March 1944
Decommissioned	16 May 1946
Stricken	19 June 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: PG-119; Hull symbol: PF-11; Call sign: NQEC; ;
Fate	Scrapped, 1 November 1947
General characteristics
Class and type	Tacoma-class patrol frigate
Displacement	1,430 long tons (1,450 t) (light load); 2,415 long tons (2,454 t) (full load);
Length	303 ft 11 in (92.63 m)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draft	13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Installed power	2 × 3-Drum express boilers , 240 psi (1,700 kPa); 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW);
Propulsion	2 × Vertical triple-expansion steam engine; 2 × shafts;
Speed	20.3 kn (37.6 km/h; 23.4 mph)
Complement	190
Armament	3 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber dual-purpose (DP) gun; 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts; 9 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannon AA gun mounts; 2 × Depth charge tracks; 8 × Depth charge projectors; 1 × Hedgehog;

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.

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History
USS Grand Forks (PF-11) just after launch
United States
Name	Grand Forks
Namesake	City of Grand Forks, North Dakota
Reclassified	Patrol Frigate (PF), 15 April 1943
Ordered	as a Type S2-S2-AQ1 hull, MCE hull 1429^[1]
Builder	Permanente Metals Richmond Shipyard #4, Richmond, California
Yard number	54^[1]
Laid down	29 September 1943
Launched	27 November 1943
Commissioned	18 March 1944
Decommissioned	16 May 1946
Stricken	19 June 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: PG-119 Hull symbol: PF-11 Call sign: NQEC
Fate	Scrapped, 1 November 1947
General characteristics ^[2]
Class and type	Tacoma-class patrol frigate
Displacement	1,430 long tons (1,450 t) (light load) 2,415 long tons (2,454 t) (full load)
Length	303 ft 11 in (92.63 m)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draft	13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Installed power	2 × 3-Drum express boilers , 240 psi (1,700 kPa) 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Propulsion	2 × Vertical triple-expansion steam engine 2 × shafts
Speed	20.3 kn (37.6 km/h; 23.4 mph)
Complement	190
Armament	3 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber dual-purpose (DP) gun 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts 9 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannon AA gun mounts 2 × Depth charge tracks 8 × Depth charge projectors 1 × Hedgehog