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Grand Forks (PF 11)

Call sign:
November - Quebec - Echo - Charlie

ex-PG-119

Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally designated a Gunboat, PG-119; Redesignated a Patrol Frigate, PF-11, 15 April 1943; Laid down 29 September 1943 under a Maritime Commission Contract, (MC hull 1429), at Kaiser Cargo, Inc., Richmond, CA; Launched, 27 November 1943; Commissioned USS Grand Forks (PF-11), 18 March 1944; Decommissioned, 16 May 1946 at Charleston, SC; Struck from the Naval Register, 19 June 1946; Sold for scrapping, 19 May 1947 to J. C. Berkwitz and Co., New York; Scrapped, 1 November 1947.

Specifications: Displacement 1,430 t.; Length, 303' 11"(oa); Bean 37' 6"; Draft 13' 8"; Speed 20.3 kts.; Complement 194; Armament three 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts, two twin 40mm gun mounts , nine 20mm guns, one Hedgehog depth charge projector, eight Y-gun depth charge projectors, two depth charge racks; Propulsion two - three drum expansion boilers, two 5,500 iHP J. Hendy Iron Works vertical triple expansion engines, no reduction gear, two shafts.

Size	Image Discription	Source
163k	Dedication ceremony, 27 November 1943. Sponsored by Mrs. T. H. Thoreson and the citizens of Grand Forks County, North Dakota through the purchase of War Bonds. Photo courtesy of the Grand Forks County Historical Society	Leah Byzewski
80k	Launching, 27 November 1943. Photo courtesy of the Grand Forks County Historical Society	Leah Byzewski
252k	Aft plan view of Grand Forks at Mare Island near the completion of outfitting on 20 April 1944. The USS Casper (PF 12) is outboard of Grand Forks. U.S. Navy Photo 2416-44	Darryl L. Baker
239k	Forward plan view of Grand Forks at Mare Island near the completion of outfitting on 20 April 1944. The USS Casper (PF 12) is outboard of Grand Forks. U.S. Navy Photo 2417-44	Darryl L. Baker
109k	Bow on view of Grand Forks departing Mare Island on 21 April 1944. U.S. Navy Photo 2439-44	Darryl L. Baker
122k	Broadside view of Grand Forks off Mare Island on 21 April 1944. U.S. Navy Photo 2441-44	Darryl L. Baker
78k	Shown off Mare Island Navy Yard on 21 April 1944. She has completed outfitting/repairs at the shipyard from 20 March to 23 April 1944. She was in dry dock #2 from 4 April to 8 April 1944, and again from 12 to 13 April 1944 in dry dock #3. U.S. Navy Photo 2442-44	Darryl L. Baker
81k	Stern view of Grand Forks off Mare Island on 21 April 1944. U.S. Navy Photo 2443-44	Darryl L. Baker

View the Grand Forks (PF-11)
DANFS History entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

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