USS Grand Canyon (AD-28)
Grand Canyon in 1971 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Grand Canyon |
| Namesake | Grand Canyon |
| Builder | Todd Pacific Shipyards, Tacoma, Washington |
| Laid down | 16 October 1944 |
| Launched | 27 April 1945 |
| Commissioned | 5 April 1946 |
| Decommissioned | 1 September 1978 |
| Reclassified | AR-28 (Repair ship), 11 March 1971 |
| Stricken | 1 September 1978 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, June 1980 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Shenandoah-class destroyer tender |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Beam | 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) |
| Draft | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam turbine, single propeller |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 977 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Grand Canyon (AD-28) was a Shenandoah-class destroyer tender built at the tail end of World War II, and named for the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River.
Grand Canyon was laid down 16 November 1944 as a Maritime Commission type (C3) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 206) at Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc. out of Tacoma, Washington, launched 27 April 1945, sponsored by Mrs. W. L. Mann, and commissioned 5 April 1946.