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PG-125 / PF-17 Key West

Manned by the Coast Guard during World War II

Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally designated a Patrol Gunboat PG-125; Redesigated a Patrol Frigate PF-17, 15 April 1943; Laid down under a Maritime Commission Contract, (date unknown) by the American Shipbuilding Co., Lorian, Ohio; Launched, 29 December 1943; Commissioned USS Key West (PF-17), 22 November 1944 at Houston, TX; Decommissioned, 1 May 1946 at Bremerton, WA; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Sold for scrapping, 18 April 1947 to Cascade Enterprises, Oakland, CA.

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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Key West 107k Launching 29 December 1943 at Lorain, OH
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