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Grand Island (PF 14)

Call sign:
Nan - Dog - Roger - Charlie
ex-PG-122

Grand Island served the Navies of the United States and Cuba.
Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally designated a Patrol Gunboat, PG-122; Redesignated a Patrol Frigate, PF-14, 15 April 1943; Laid down 27 November 1943 under a Maritime Commission Contract, (MC hull 1432), by Kaiser Cargo, Inc., Yard No. 4, Richmond, CA; Launched, 19 February 1944; Commissioned USS Grand Island (PF-14), 27 May 1944; Decommissioned, 21 May 1946 at Charleston, SC; Custody transferred to U.S. State Department, Foreign Liquidation Corp. for disposal; Transferred to Cuba, 16 June 1947 as Maximo Gomez (F 303); Struck in 1964; A 1970s report indicated she was a "harbor hulk," meaning an old, dismantled ship at Mariel Bay, Cuba. Fate unknown.
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 (aft 3"/50 was removed and replaced with a weather balloon hanger), 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.
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Mrs. William Shackleton, the former Evelyn Chrietensen, christens the Grand Island with a bottle of champagne. Courtesy of the Stuhr Museum |
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Night shift workers at the Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, Calif., watch the christening of the Grand Island. Courtesy of the Stuhr Museum |
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USS Grand Island (PF 14)
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Forward plan view of Grand Island at Mare Island on 5 July 1944. U.S. Navy Photo 4297-44 |
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Amidships looking aft plan view of Grand Island at Mare Island on 5 July 1944. U.S. Navy Photo 4298-44 |
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Bow on view of Grand Island in the Mare Island channel on 6 July 1944. U.S. Navy Photo 4292-44
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Shown off Mare Island Navy Yard on 7 July 1944. She has completed outfitting/repairs at the shipyard from 29 May to 22 July 1944. She was in dry dock No.2 from 15 to 20 June 1944. U.S. Navy Photo 4293-44
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Broadside view off Mare Island Navy Yard on 7 July 1944. U.S. Navy Photo 4294-44
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Maximo Gomez (F 303)
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c. 1951 |
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c. 1954 Cuban Navy photo |
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c. 1956 Cuban Navy photo |
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