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Pueblo (PF 13)
ex-PG-121



Call sign:
Nan - Zebra - Mike - George


Pueblo served the Navies of the United States and the Dominican Republic.
Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally designated a Patrol Gunboat, PG-121; Redesignated a Patrol Frigate, PF-13, 15 April 1943; Laid down, 19 November 1943 under a Maritime Commission Contract, (MC hull 1431), by Kaiser Cargo, Inc., Yard No. 4, Richmond, CA; Launched, 20 January 1944; Commissioned USS Pueblo (PF-13), 27 May 1944; Decommissioned, 6 August 1946 at Charleston, SC; Sold 22 September 1947 to J. C. Berkwitz and Co. of New York; Resold in 1948 to the Dominican Republic as Presidente Peynado (F 104); Renamed Captain General Pedro Santana (F 453); Scrapped in 1982.

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 type boilers, two 5,500ihp J. Hendy Iron Works vertical triple expansion steam engines, two shafts.

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