USS Gladwyne
Service
- as Worcester21 November 1944 — 15 April 1946285 days of the war
- as Papaloapan24 November 1947 — 1965
- Name
- USS Gladwyne
- Namesake
- City of Worcester, Massachusetts
- Laid down
- 14 October 1943
- Launched
- 7 January 1944
- Commissioned
- 21 November 1944
- Decommissioned
- 15 April 1946
- Struck
- 8 October 1946
- Fate
- Scrapped, 1965 (1965)
- Status
- Scrapped
Specifications
- Displacement, standard
- 2,415 long tons (2,454 t)
- Length
- 92.35 m (303 ft)
- Beam
- 11.28 m (37 ft)
- Draught
- 3.96 m (13 ft)
- Speed
- 20 knots (37 km/h, 23 mph)
- Complement
- 190
- Main gun
- 76 mm (3 in)
USS Gladwyne was a destroyer escort of the Tacoma-class frigate built for the United States Navy. The ship was named after City of Worcester. Her keel was laid on 14 October 1943. Launched on 7 January 1944, she entered service on 21 November 1944.
She was one of 76 ships of her class. The class followed the Asheville-class patrol frigate and was succeeded by the none.
She displaced 2,415 long tons. She measured 92.3 m (303 ft) long with a beam of 11.3 m (37 ft). Her designed speed was 20 knots, and she carried a complement of 190. Her main battery was of 76 mm (3.0 in) calibre.
She served with the United States Navy as Worcester until 15 April 1946. She was in commission for 285 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 15 April 1946. She was struck from the register on 8 October 1946.
She was broken up for scrap in 1965.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2 × 5500 shp turbines
- 3 boilers
- 2 shafts
- Armament
- 3 × 3"/50 dual purpose guns (3x1)
- 4 x 40 mm guns (2×2)
- 9 × 20 mm guns (9×1)
- 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar
- 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors
- 2 × Depth charge tracks
Sister ships
- Soviet frigate EK-1
- Soviet frigate EK-10
- Soviet frigate EK-11
- Soviet frigate EK-12
- Soviet frigate EK-13
- Soviet frigate EK-14
- Soviet frigate EK-15
- Soviet frigate EK-16
- Soviet frigate EK-17
- Soviet frigate EK-18
- Soviet frigate EK-19
- Soviet frigate EK-2
- Soviet frigate EK-20
- Soviet frigate EK-21
- Soviet frigate EK-22
- Soviet frigate EK-25
- Soviet frigate EK-26
- Soviet frigate EK-27
- Soviet frigate EK-28
- Soviet frigate EK-29
- Soviet frigate EK-3
- Soviet frigate EK-30
- Soviet frigate EK-4
- Soviet frigate EK-5
Sources
- Facts harvested from USS Gladwyne on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
- Photograph: Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 79002 — https://www.navsource.net/archives/12/08062.htm — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons