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Natchez (PF 2)
ex-PG-102

Natchez served the Navies of the United States and the Dominican Republic.
Asheville Class Patrol Frigate: Laid down, 16 March 1942 at Canadian Vickers, Ltd., Montreal, Canada as HMS Annan (K-297); Reassigned to the Canadian Navy and redesignated HMCS Annan (K-297); Acquired by the US Navy, 20 July 1942; Launched, 12 September 1942; Commissioned at Ottawa, Canada as USS Natchez (PG-102), 16 December 1942; Redesignated a Patrol Frigate, PF-2, 15 April 1943; Decommissioned, 11 October 1945 at Charleston, SC; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Delivered to the Maritime Commission, 19 November 1945 for disposal; Sold, 29 July 1947 to Louis Moore, Miami, FL; Resold, 19 March 1948 to the Dominican Republic and renamed Juan Pablo Duarte (F-102); Ran aground at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic in November 1949 and taken out of service due to damage; Sold to Felix Benitez, a Puerto Rican engineer, who repaired her and converted her to his personal yacht, the Moineau. Fate unknown).
Specifications: Displacement 1,370 t; Length 301' 6"; Beam 36' 6"; Draft 13 8"; Speed 18 kts; Complement 180; Armament three single 3"/50AA gun mounts, two twin 40mm gun mounts, nine 20mm gun mounts, two depth charge racks, eight depth charge projectors, and one hedgehog depth charge projector; Propulsion two VTE reciprocation steam engines, two Admiralty 3-drum boilers, two shaft.
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