USS Orlando
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USS Orlando (PF-99) was a Tacoma-class frigate that served during World War II. She was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Orlando, Florida.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Orlando |
Namesake | City of Orlando, Florida |
Laid down | 2 August 1943 |
Launched | 1 December 1943 |
Commissioned | 15 November 1944 |
Decommissioned | 27 June 1946 |
Stricken | 19 July 1946 |
Identification | PF-99 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 10 November 1947 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Tacoma-class frigate |
Displacement | 1430 tons |
Length | 304 ft (93 m) |
Beam | 38 ft (12 m) |
Draft | 13.8 ft (4.2 m) |
Speed | 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 201 officers and men |
Armament | 2 × 3-inch/50-caliber gun |
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