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Key West (PF 17)

Call sign:
November - Papa - Foxtrot - Golf

ex-PG-125

Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally designated a Patrol Gunboat, PG-125; Redesigated as a Patrol Frigate, PF-17, 15 April 1943; Laid down 23 June 1943 under a Maritime Commission Contract by the American Shipbuilding Co., Lorian, Ohio; Launched, 29 December 1943; Commissioned USS Key West (PF-17), 22 November 1944 (another source reports commissioning on 22 August 1944), at Houston, TX; Decommissioned 14 June 1946 at Bremerton, WA; Sold for scrap 18 April 1947 to Cascade Enterprises of Oakland, CA.

Specifications: Displacement 1,430 t.; Length, 303' 11"(oa); Bean 37' 6"; Draft 13' 8"; Speed 20.3 kts.; Complement 190; Armament two 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 - three drum express boilers, two 5,500ihp vertical triple expansion steam turbines, two shafts.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Discription		Source
	70k	Prior to launching		Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
	107k	29 December 1943 Launching at Lorain, OH U.S. Navy Photo		DANFS

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DANFS History entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

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