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Hoquiam (PF 5)



Call sign:
November - Zulu - Charlie - Yankee

ex-PG-113


Hoquiam served the Navies of the United States, the Soviet Union and South Korea.
Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1423), 10 April 1943 as Patrol Gunboat, PG-113 by the Kaiser Cargo Co., Yard No. 4, Richmond, CA., ; Redesignated as a Patrol Frigate, PF-5, 15 April 1943; Launched, 31 July 1943; Commissioned USS Hoquiam (PF-5), 8 May 1944; Decommissioned, 16 August 1945 at Cold Harbor, Alaska; Leased to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease Program, 16 August 1945 as EK-14; Returned to U.S. custody 1 November 1949 at Yokosuka, Japan; Recommissioned, 27 September 1950; Decommissioned, 5 October 1951; Leased to the Republic of Korea as Nae Tong (PF-65); Struck from the Navy Register 1 August 1972; Sold 1 October 1973 under the Security Assistance Program to the Republic of Korea; Scrapped later that year.

Specifications: Displacement 1,430 t (lt), 2,415 t. (fl); Length 303' 11"; Beam 37' 6"; Draft 13' 8"; Speed 20.3 kts; Complement 190; Armament three 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts, two twin 40mm gun mounts, nine 20mm gun mounts, two dct, eight dcp, one dcp (hh); Propulsion two - three drum expansion boilers, two 5,500ihp J. Hendy Iron Works vertical triple expansion engines, no reduction gear, two shafts.

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USS Hoquiam (PF 5)
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Hoquiam 63k U.S. Navy photo David Buell
Hoquiam 93k U.S. Navy photo David Buell
Hoquiam 235k Aft plan view of USS Hoquiam (PF 5) at Mare Island on 14 June 1944. Circled areas modified by Mare Island during
yard period.
U.S. Navy photo 3566-44		 Darryl L. Baker
Hoquiam 182k Forward plan view of USS Hoquiam (PF 5) at Mare Island on 14 June 1944. Circled areas modified by Mare Island during
yard period.
U.S. Navy photo 3567-44		 Darryl L. Baker
Hoquiam 91k Shown of Mare Island Navy Yard, 15 June 1944. She has just completed outfitting/repairs at the shipyard from 9 May to 15 June 1944. She was in dry dock No. 2 from 25 - 30 May 1944.
U.S. Navy photo 3607-44		 Darryl L. Baker
Nae Tong (PF 65)
Hoquiam 30k c. 1967 .
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