USS Orange
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USS Orange (PF-43), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Orange, Texas.
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Name | Orange |
Namesake | City of Orange, Texas |
Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, Los Angeles |
Laid down | 7 July 1943 |
Launched | 6 August 1943 |
Commissioned | 1 January 1944 |
Decommissioned | 28 October 1946 |
Stricken | 23 April 1947 |
Honors and awards | 2 × battle stars (World War II) |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, May 1948 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Tacoma-class frigate |
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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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