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USS Pocatello (PF-9)
History
USS PocatelloUnited States
NamePocatello
NamesakeCity of Pocatello, Idaho
ReclassifiedPatrol Frigate (PF), 15 April 1943
Orderedas a Type S2-S2-AQ1 hull, MCE hull 1427[1]
BuilderPermanente Metals Richmond Shipyard #4, Richmond, California
Yard number52[1]
Laid down17 August 1943
Launched17 October 1943
Commissioned18 February 1944
Decommissioned2 May 1946
Stricken5 June 1947
Identification
  • Hull symbol: PG-116
  • Hull symbol: PF-8
  • Call sign: NHAL
FateSold for scrap, September 1947
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeTacoma-class frigate patrol frigate
Displacement
  • 1,430 long tons (1,450 t) (light load)
  • 2,415 long tons (2,454 t) (full load)
Length303 ft 11 in (92.63 m)
Beam37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draft13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Installed power
  • 2 × 3-Drum express boilers , 240 psi (1,700 kPa)
  • 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Vertical triple-expansion steam engine
  • 2 × shafts
Speed20.3 kn (37.6 km/h; 23.4 mph)
Complement190
Armament
  • 3 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber dual-purpose (DP) gun
  • 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts
  • 9 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannon AA gun mounts
  • 2 × Depth charge tracks
  • 8 × Depth charge projectors
  • 1 × Hedgehog

USS Pocatello (PG-117/PF-9), a Tacoma-class patrol frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Pocatello, Idaho.

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