USS New Bedford (PF-71)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS New Bedford.
USS New Bedford (PF-71), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for New Bedford, Massachusetts.
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USS New Bedford (PF-71) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | New Bedford |
Namesake | City of New Bedford, Massachusetts |
Builder | Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
Laid down | 2 October 1943 |
Launched | 29 December 1943 |
Commissioned | 18 November 1944 |
Decommissioned | 24 May 1946 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 16 November 1947 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Tacoma-class frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 303 ft 11 in (92.63 m) |
Beam | 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 190 |
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