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HMS Caicos (K 505)
ex-Hannam (PF 77)
ex-PG-185
Hannam served the United Kingdom and Argentina.
Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate/British Colony Class Corvette: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally authorized as Patrol Gunboat, PG-185; Redesignated as a Patrol Frigate, PF-77, 15 April 1943; Laid down under a Maritime Commission contract at Welsh-Kaiser Co., Inc., Providence, RI; Named Hannam; Assigned to the Royal Navy under the Lend-Lease Program; Renamed HMS Caicos (K 505) and launched 6 September 1943; Delivered and transferred to the Royal Navy 31 December 1943; Returned to U.S. custody 12 December 1945; Returned to the Maritime Commission for disposal; Sold for scrapping in June 1946 to N. B. Walcott, New York, NY; Canceled scrapping and resold in July 1947 to Argentina and renamed Santisma Trinidad (P-34); Reclassified as a survey ship by Argentine Navy in 1963 and renamed Augusto Lasere (Q-9); Scrapped in 1970.
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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