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Pasco (PF 6)



Call sign:
November - Delta - Quebec - Papa

ex-PG-114


Pasco served the Navies of the United States, the Soviet Union, Japan, and South Korea.
Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally designated a Patrol Gunboat, PG-114; Redesignated a Patrol Frigate, PF-6, 15 April 1943; Laid down 7 July 1943 under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1424) at Kaiser Cargo Co., Richmond, CA; Launched, 17 August 1943; Completed and commissioned USS Pasco (PF-6),15 April 1944; Leased to Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease Program in August 1945 as EK-15; Returned to U.S. custody in 1950; Loaned to Japan under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program in 1953 as Kashi (PF 283); Struck from the Naval Register, 1 December 1961; Transferred to Japan in 1964; Reclassified as an Auxiliary Stock Craft, YAC-12; Decommissioned 30 June 1967; Returned to U.S. custody 18 March 1968; Transferred to South Korea in 1969 and used for parts; Eventually converted to a floating pier.

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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Pasco 79k Mare Island Navy Yard, 22 May 1944. In the background is the ferry City of Stockton.
US Navy Photo 3165-44		 -
Pasco 186k Aft plan view of USS Pasco (PF 6) at Mare Island on 22 May 1944.
US Navy Photo 3167-44		 Darryl L. Baker
Pasco 83k Bow on view of USS Pasco (PF 6) off Mare Island on 25 May 1944.
US Navy Photo 3144-44		 Darryl L. Baker
Pasco 96k Shown off Mare Island Navy Yard on 25 May 1944. She has just completed outfitting/repairs at the shipyard from 17 April - 24 June 1944. She was in dry dock #2 from 26 April - 3 May 1944.
US Navy Photo 3146-44		 Darryl L. Baker
Pasco 118k Stern view of USS Pasco (PF 6) off Mare Island on 25 May 1944.
US Navy Photo 3148-44		 Darryl L. Baker
Pasco 26k 9 January 1945 -
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