USS Groves (DE-543) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never completed.

History
United States
NameUSS Groves
NamesakeEnsign Stephen W. Groves (1917-1942), U.S. Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient
BuilderBoston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts
Laid downdate unknown
LaunchedNever
CommissionedNever
Fate
  • Construction contract cancelled 5 September 1944
  • Scrapped incomplete
General characteristics
Class and typeJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort
Displacement1,350 tons
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam36 ft 8 in (11 m)
Draft9 ft 5 in (3 m)
Propulsion2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp; 2 propellers
Speed24 knots (44 km/h)
Range6,000 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 12 kt
Complement14 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament

Groves was laid down at the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts. Her construction was cancelled on 5 September 1944 before she could be launched. The incomplete ship was scrapped.

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