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Casper (PF 12)
ex-PG-120
Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally designated a Patrol Gunboat PG-120; Redesignated a Patrol Frigate PF-12, 15April 1943; Laid down under a Maritime Commission Contract, (MC hull 1430), at Kaiser Cargo, Inc., Richmond, CA; Launched, 27 December 1943; Commissioned USS Casper (PF-12), 31 March 1944; Decommissioned, 16 May 1946 at Charleston, SC; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Sold for scrap, 20 May 1947.
Specifications: Displacement 1,430 t.; Length, 303' 11"(oa); Beam 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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Shown off Mare Island Navy Yard on 6 May 1944. She has completed outfitting/repairs at the shipyard from 3 April to 7 May 1944. She was in dry dock #2 from 4 to 8 April 1944. U.S. Navy Photo 2759-44
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