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PG-118 / PF-10 Brownsville
Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Orignially designated a Patrol Gunboat PG-118, Redesignated a Patrol Frigate PF-10, 15 April 1943; Laid down under a Maritime Commission contract, (MC hull 1428), at Kaiser Cargo, Inc., Richmond, CA; Launched, 14 November 1943; Commissioned USS Brownsville (PF-10), 6 May 1944; Decommissioned, 15 April 1946 and loaned to the Coast Guard; Returned to U.S. Navy custody, 28 June 1946; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Sold, 30 September 1947 for scrapping.
Specifications: Displacement 1,430 t.; Length, 303' 11"(oa); Bean 37' 6"; Draft 13' 8"; Speed 20kts; Complement 180; 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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Shown off Mare Island Navy Yard on15 June 1944. She has just completed outfitting/repairs at the shipyard from 10 May to 15 June 1944. She has in dry dock #2 from 25 to 30 May 1944. US Navy Photo 3602-44 |
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