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Albuquerque (PF 7)

Call sign:
Nan - Fox - Fox - Jig

ex-PG-115

Albuquerque served the Navies of the United States, the Soviet Union and Japan.

Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally designated as Patrol Gunboat, PG-115; Redesignated a Patrol Frigate, PF-7, 15 April 1943; Laid down under Maritime Commission Contract, (MC hull 1425), by Kaiser Cargo Inc., Richmond, CA; Launched, 14 September 1943; Commissioned USS Albuquerque (PF-7), 20 December 1943; Decommissioned 16 August 1945 at Cold Harbor, Alaska; Loaned to the Soviet Union 17 August 1945 under the Lend-Lease Program as EK-16; Returned to U.S. custody 15 November 1949 at Yokosuka, Japan; Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Yokosuka; Recommissioned at Yokosuka 30 October 1950; Decommissioned, 28 February 1953; Transferred on loan to Japan 30 November 1953 as Tochi (PF 296); Struck from the Naval Register, 1 December 1961; Returned briefly to U.S. Navy custody, 28 August 1962; Almost simultaneously, the frigate was permanently retransferred to Japan; Reclassified as a Auxiliarey Stock Vessel, YAC-15, 31 March 1965; Decommissioned 31 March 1969; Returned to U.S. custody 9 July 1971. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 1,430 t.; Length, 303' 11"(oa); Bean 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 guns, one Hedgehog depth charge projector, eight Y-gun depth charge projectors, two depth charge racks; Propulsion two 3-drum express boilers, two 5,500ihp verticle triple expansion J. Hendy Iron Works engines, two shafts.

Size	Image Description	Source
77k	Broadside view off of San Francisco, Calif., 21 March 1944. She was at Mare Island Navy Yard 4 February 1944. U.S. Navy photo 1826-44	Darryl L. Baker
73k	Forty-five degree off centerline view off of San Francisco, Calif., 7 February 1944. U.S. Navy photo 913-44	Darryl L. Baker
341k	Aft plan view of the Albuquerqueat Mare Island on 20 March 1944. She was at the shipyard from 9 March until 21 March 1944. The USS Denver (CL 58) is in the bachground. U.S. Navy photo 1821-44	Darryl L. Baker
310k	Forward plan view of the Albuquerque at Mare Island on 20 March 1944. She was at the shipyard from 9 March until 21 March 1944. The stern of the USS Denver (CL 58) is in the bachground. U.S. Navy photo 1823-44	Darryl L. Baker
94k	One hundred thirty-five degree view off of San Francisco, Calif. on 7 February 1944. U.S. Navy photo 914-44	Darryl L. Baker
69k	20 May 1944	Robert Hurst

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