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Pocatello (PF 9)

Call sign:
Nan - How - Able - Love

ex-PG-117

Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally designated a Patrol Gunboat, PG-117; Reclassified as a Patrol Frigate, PF-9, 15 April 1943; Laid down under Maritime Commission contract, (MC hull 1427) by Kaiser Cargo Inc., Yard No. 4, Richmond, CA. on 17 August 1943; Launched, 17 October 1943; Commissioned USS Pocatello (PF-9), 18 February 1944 at Richmond, CA; Decommissioned, 2 May 1946 at Charleston, SC; Sold for scrap in 1947 to J. C. Berkwitz and Co. of New York.

Specifications: Displacement 1,430 t.; Length, 303' 11"; 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 240psi 3-drum express boilers, two 5,500ihp verticle triple expansion J. Hendy Iron Works engines, two shafts.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	85k	15 March 1944 General Engineering and Drydock Co., Alameda, CA The minesweeper Impeccable (AM 320) (with No. 57 on the bow) is under construction at upper left. U.S. Navy photo 1969-44		Darryl L. Baker
	85k	Shown off Mare Island Navy Yard 27 March 1944. U.S. Navy photo 1968-44		Darryl L. Baker

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