USS Groves

For the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Stephen W. Groves, see USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG-29).

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
Name	USS Groves
Namesake	Ensign Stephen W. Groves (1917-1942), U.S. Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient
Builder	Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts
Laid down	date unknown
Launched	Never
Commissioned	Never
Fate	Construction contract cancelled 5 September 1944 Scrapped incomplete
General characteristics
Class and type	John C. Butler-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,350 tons
Length	306 ft (93 m)
Beam	36 ft 8 in (11 m)
Draft	9 ft 5 in (3 m)
Propulsion	2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp; 2 propellers
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)
Range	6,000 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 12 kt
Complement	14 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament	2 × single 5 in (127 mm) guns 2 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns 10 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) AA guns 1 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 8 × depth charge throwers 1 × Hedgehog ASW mortar 2 × depth charge racks

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.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Navsource Naval History: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy: Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, Littoral Warfare Vessels