USS Groves

History
United States
Name	USS Groves
Namesake	Ensign Stephen W. Groves (1917-1942), U.S. Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient
Builder	Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts
Laid down	date unknown
Launched	Never
Commissioned	Never
Fate	Construction contract cancelled 5 September 1944; Scrapped incomplete;
General characteristics
Class & type	John C. Butler-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,350 tons
Length	306 ft (93 m)
Beam	36 ft 8 in (11 m)
Draft	9 ft 5 in (3 m)
Propulsion	2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp; 2 propellers
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)
Range	6,000 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 12 kt
Complement	14 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament	2 × single 5 in (127 mm) guns; 2 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns ; 10 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) AA guns ; 1 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes ; 8 × depth charge throwers; 1 × Hedgehog ASW mortar; 2 × depth charge racks;

USS Groves (DE-543) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never completed.

Groves was laid down at the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts. Her construction was cancelled on 5 September 1944 before she could be launched. The incomplete ship was scrapped.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
NavSource Naval History: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy: Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, Littoral Warfare Vessels

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