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PG-126 / PF-18 Alexandria


Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally designated a Patrol Gunboat (PG-126); Redesignated a Patrol Frigate (PF-18), 15 April 1943; Laid down under a Maritime Commission Contract at American Shipbuilding Co., Lorian Ohio; Launched, 15 January 1944; Commissioned USS Alexandria (PF-18), 11 March 1945; Decommissioned 10 April 1946; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Sold for scrapping 18 April 1947.

Specifications: Displacement 1,430 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, one Hedgehog depth charge projector, eight Y-gun depth charge projectors, two depth charge racks; Propulsion, two 5,500 iHP turbines, two shafts, three boilers.


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Alexandria 71k . Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
Alexandria 51k USCG Photo USCG Web Site

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