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Davenport (PF 69)
ex-PG-177

Davenport was manned by the Coast Guard during World War II

Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally authorized as Patrol Gunboat PG-177; Redesignated as a Patrol Frigate PF-69, 15 April 1943; Laid down under a Maritime Commission contract at Leatham D. Smith Shipyard, Sturgeon Bay, Wisc.; Launched, 8 December 1943; Commissioned USS Davenport (PF-69), 15 February 1945; Decommissioned, 4 February 1946; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Turned over to the State Department Liquidation Commission; Sold for scrap 6 June 1946.

Specifications: Displacement 1,190 t.; Length, 303' 11"(oa); Bean 37' 6"; Draft 13' 8"; Speed 20kts; Complement 190; Armament two 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.


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Davenport 81k Commissioning Program photo Vincent A. Grobbel, BM1/c, USCG
via Mike Grobbel
Davenport 58k . Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
Davenport 74k 26 June 1945 In Charleston Harbor as she left Charleston Navy Yard bound for Argentia, Newfoundland. Mike Grobbel

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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
Additional Resources
USS Davenport (PF 69) Web Site
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