USS Moberly
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USS Moberly (PF-63), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Moberly, Missouri.
For other ships with the same name, see USS Scranton.
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USS Moberly (PF-63) | |
History | |
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United States | |
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Namesake | |
Reclassified | PF-63, 15 April 1943 |
Builder | Globe Shipbuilding Company, Superior, Wisconsin |
Laid down | 3 November 1943 |
Launched | 26 January 1944 |
Renamed | Moberly, 28 June 1944 |
Commissioned | 11 December 1944 |
Decommissioned | 12 August 1946 |
Stricken | 23 April 1947 |
Honors and awards | 1 × battle star (World War II) |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 27 October 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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