USS Grand Island
Service
- as Grand Island27 May 1944 — 21 May 1946463 days of the war
- as Maximo Gomez (F303)16 June 1947 — 1964
- Name
- USS 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
- Struck
- 1964
- Fate
- Unknown
- Status
- Unknown
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 Grand Island was a destroyer escort of the Tacoma-class frigate in service with the United States Navy. The ship was named after City of Grand Island. She was built by Kaiser Cargo, Inc., Richmond, California. Launched on 19 February 1944, she entered service on 27 May 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 Grand Island until 21 May 1946. She was in commission for 463 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 21 May 1946. She was struck from the register in 1964.
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 Grand Island on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
- Photograph: Unknown author — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons