Please Report Any Broken Links Or Trouble You Might Come Across To The Webmaster
Please Take A Moment To Let Us Know So That We Can Correct Any Problems And Make Your Visit As Enjoyable And As Informative As Possible.


NavSource Online: Frigate Photo Archive

PG-174 / PF-66 Reading


Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally authorized as Gunboat (PG-174); Redesignated Patrol Frigate (PF-66), 15 April 1943; Laid down 23 May 1943 under a Maritime Commission contract at Leatham D Smith Shipyard, Sturgeon Bay, Wisc.; Launched 28 August 1943; Commissioned USS Reading (PF-66), 19 August 1944 at New Orleans, LA; Decommissioned 19 December 1945 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth VA.; Struck from the Naval Register 5 January 1946; Turned over to the State Department, Liquidation Commission; Final Disposition, sold to United Boat Service Co., New York; resold July 1947 to Argentina; Final Disposition, fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 1,190 t.; Length, 303' 11"(oa); Bean 37' 6"; Draft 13' 8"; Speed 20kts; Complement 190; Armament three 3"/50AA gun mounts, two twin 40mm gun mounts , nine 20mm guns, 1 Hedgehog depth charge projector; eight Y-gun depth charge projectors, two depth charge racks; Propulsion, two 5,500 iHP turbines, two shafts, three boilers.
Click On Image
For Full Size Image
Size Image Discription Contributed
By
No image of Reading is available at this time

View the Reading (PF-66)
DANFS History entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association
Reunions Magazine
Additional Resources
No Information Available
Back To The Main Photo Index Back To the Patrol Craft/Gunboat/Submarine Chaser Ship Type Index Back To The Patrol Frigate Photo Index

Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster
This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
© 2005 Joseph M. Radigan, © 1996 - 2005 NavSource Naval History. All Rights Reserved.