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PG-190 / PF-82 Hornby



Hornby served the United Kingdom.

Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally authorized as a Patrol Gunboat PG-190; Redesignated a Patrol Frigate PF-82, 15 April 1943; Laid down under a Maritime Commission contract at Welsh-Kaiser Co., Inc., Providence RI; Named Hornby, (date unknown); Assigned to the Royal Navy under the Lend-Lease Program; Renamed Montserrat and launched 27 September 1943; Transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned HMS Montserrat (K 856), 31 August 1944; Returned to U.S. custody 11 June 1946; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Returned to the Maritime Commission for disposal; Sold for scrapping 30 November 1947 to John J. Duane Co., Quincy, MA.

Specifications: Displacement 1,190 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, 1 Hedgehog depth charge projector; eight Y-gun depth charge projectors, two depth charge racks; Propulsion two triple expansion reciprocating steam engines, three boilers, two shafts.


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Hornby 153k The crew of HMS Montserrat (K 856) Jim Bryce

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