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HMS Sarawak (K 591)
ex-Patton (PF 87)



Patton call sign:
Nan - Zebra - Victor - Mike

ex-PG-195



Patton served only in the Royal Navy.
Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate/British Colony Class Corvette: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally authorized as Patrol Gunboat, PG-195; Named and reclassified as a Patrol Frigate, Patton (PF 87); Laid down 25 October 1943 under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1669) by the Welsh-Kaiser Co., Inc., Providence, RI; Assigned to the Royal Navy under the Lend-Lease Program and renamed HMS Sarawak (K 591); Launched 5 February 1944; Delivered 18 July 1944 and transferred to Great Britian; Returned to U.S. custody 22 May 1946; Scrapped in 1947.

Specifications: Displacement 1,430 t.; Length, 303' 11"(oa); Beam 37' 6"; Draft 13' 8"; Speed 20.3 kts.; Complement 176; Armament three 3"/50 dual purpose mounts, two twin 40mm mounts, nine 20mm, one Hedgehog, eight depth charge projectors, two depth charge racks; Propulsion two 240psi 3-drum express boilers, two 5,500ihp J. Hendy Iron Works engines, two shafts.

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Patton 43k c. 1946
Bermuda
Photo from Warships of World War II, by H. T. Lenton & J. J. Colledge.		 Robert J. Hurst
There is no DANFS history currently available for Patton (PF 87).
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