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HMS Somaliland (K 594)
ex-Popham (PF 90)



Popham call sign:
Nan - Zebra - Yoke - Love

ex-PG-198


Popham served only in the Royal Navy.
Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate/British Colony Class Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally authorized as Patrol Gunboat, PG-198; Reclassified as a Patrol Frigate and named Popham (PF 90) in 1943; Laid down in 1943 under a Maritime Commission contract at Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc., Providence, RI; Assigned to the Royal Navy under the Lend-Lease Program and renamed HMS Somaliland (K 594); Launched 11 November 1943; Transferred to Great Britian 24 June 1944; 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 Valley Iron Works engines, two shafts.

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Popham 62k Imperial War Museum photo from Allied Escort Ships of World War II by Peter Elliott Krlicbegovic Edib
Bosnia & Hercegovina
Popham 39k . Robert Hirst
There is no DANFS history currently available for Popham (PF 90).
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