Gladwyne (PF-62), was launched on 7 January 1944, at the Globe Shipbuilding Company in Superior, Wisconsin, sponsored by Mrs. Phyllis M. Bennett; and commissioned on 21 November 1944.
Service historyedit
After shakedown, Gladwyne sailed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 21 January 1945, for Casco Bay, Maine, arriving there two days later. Following training exercises there, she made two round trip trans-Atlantic convoyescort voyages to Oran, Algeria, one each from New York and Norfolk, Virginia, from 6 February through 14 May 1945, returning to Boston, Massachusetts, each time. Refresher training at Casco Bay occupied June, and on 31 July, Gladwyne sailed from Boston via Panama to the Pacific.
On 29 August, Gladwyne and Moberly (PF-63) sailed for the Marshall Islands to begin weather station and plane guard patrols. The frigates reached Majuro on 5 September, and during the next months they alternated on patrolling their assigned area out of Majuro and later out of Kwajalein. Gladwyne then sailed to Pearl Harbor putting in there on 27 December 1945. Underway again on 23 February 1946, Gladwyne returned to Majuro and patrolled on weather station until mooring at San Francisco, California, on 9 April.
Decommissioned there on 15 April 1946, she was stricken from the Navy List on 8 October 1946 and sold to the Mexican Government on 24 November 1947. She served Mexico as ARM Papaloapan until disposed of in 1965.
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gladwyne, other, ships, with, same, name, worcester, papaloapan, tacoma, class, frigate, only, ship, united, states, navy, named, gladwyne, pennsylvania, originally, named, worcester, after, worcester, massachusetts, name, changed, order, give, light, cruiser,. For other ships with the same name see USS Worcester and ARM Papaloapan USS Gladwyne PF 62 a Tacoma class frigate was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Gladwyne Pennsylvania Originally named Worcester after Worcester Massachusetts the name was changed in order to give it to new light cruiser USS Worcester CL 144 then under construction History United States NameWorcester NamesakeCity of Worcester Massachusetts ReclassifiedPF 62 15 April 1943 BuilderGlobe Shipbuilding Company Superior Wisconsin Yard number116 Laid down14 October 1943 Launched7 January 1944 Sponsored byMrs Phyllis M Bennett RenamedGladwyne NamesakeCity of Gladwyne Pennsylvania Commissioned21 November 1944 Decommissioned15 April 1946 Stricken8 October 1946 FateTransferred to Mexican Navy 24 November 1947 Mexico NamePapaloapan NamesakePapaloapan River Acquired24 November 1947 FateScrapped 1965 General characteristics Class and typeTacoma class frigate Displacement1 430 long tons 1 453 t light 2 415 long tons 2 454 t full Length303 ft 11 in 92 63 m Beam37 ft 6 in 11 43 m Draft13 ft 8 in 4 17 m Propulsion2 5 500 shp 4 101 kW turbines 3 boilers 2 shafts Speed20 knots 37 km h 23 mph Complement190 Armament3 3 50 dual purpose guns 3x1 4 x 40 mm guns 2 2 9 20 mm guns 9 1 1 Hedgehog anti submarine mortar 8 Y gun depth charge projectors 2 Depth charge tracks Contents 1 Construction 2 Service history 3 References 4 External linksConstruction editGladwyne PF 62 was launched on 7 January 1944 at the Globe Shipbuilding Company in Superior Wisconsin sponsored by Mrs Phyllis M Bennett and commissioned on 21 November 1944 Service history editAfter shakedown Gladwyne sailed from Philadelphia Pennsylvania on 21 January 1945 for Casco Bay Maine arriving there two days later Following training exercises there she made two round trip trans Atlantic convoy escort voyages to Oran Algeria one each from New York and Norfolk Virginia from 6 February through 14 May 1945 returning to Boston Massachusetts each time Refresher training at Casco Bay occupied June and on 31 July Gladwyne sailed from Boston via Panama to the Pacific On 29 August Gladwyne and Moberly PF 63 sailed for the Marshall Islands to begin weather station and plane guard patrols The frigates reached Majuro on 5 September and during the next months they alternated on patrolling their assigned area out of Majuro and later out of Kwajalein Gladwyne then sailed to Pearl Harbor putting in there on 27 December 1945 Underway again on 23 February 1946 Gladwyne returned to Majuro and patrolled on weather station until mooring at San Francisco California on 9 April Decommissioned there on 15 April 1946 she was stricken from the Navy List on 8 October 1946 and sold to the Mexican Government on 24 November 1947 She served Mexico as ARM Papaloapan until disposed of in 1965 References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links editPhoto gallery of USS Gladwyne at NavSource Naval History hazegray org USS Gladwyne Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Gladwyne amp oldid 1151670543, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,