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HMS Seychelles (K 592)
ex-Pearl (PF 88)
ex-PG-196



Pearl call sign:
November - Zulu - Yankee - Juliet


Pearl served only in the Royal Navy.

Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate/British Colony Class Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally authorized as Patrol Gunboat, PG-196; Redesignated as a Patrol Frigate and named Pearl (PF-88) in 1943; Laid down 30 October 1943 under a Maritime Commission contract at Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc., Providence, RI; Assigned to the Royal Navy under the Lend-Lease Program; Launched 12 February 1944; Delivered 27 June 1944; Transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned HMS Seychelles (K 592) in 1944; Returned to U.S. custody in June 1946; Scrapped in 1947.

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 5,500 iHP turbines, two shafts, three boilers.
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