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United States Navy — Frigate PG-111

Soviet frigate EK-11

Tacoma-class patrol frigate

Soviet frigate EK-11
User Malo on en.wikipedia — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons Plate — PG-111 USS Tacoma (PF-3) Off San Francisco, 11 December 1943. She was at Mare Island for repairs from 16 June 1944 to 10 October 1944 and was in dry dock #2 from 23 - 26 June 1944. U.S. Navy Photo 8157-43 https://www.navsource.net/archives/12/08003.htm en:Category:Tacoma, Washington

Service

  1. United States Navy as Tacoma6 November 1943 — 16 August 1945649 days of the war
  2. Soviet Navy as EK-1116 August 1945 — 16 October 194917 days of the war
  3. United States Navy as Tacoma16 October 1949 — October 1951
  4. as Taedong9 October 1951 — 28 February 1973
  5. United States Navy as Tacoma28 February 1973 — 20 April 1973
  6. 1 June 1973 — in service
Full service history About 723 words
Tacoma-class patrol frigate Particulars
Name
EK-11
Pennant / hull number
PG-111
Namesake
City of Tacoma, Washington
Builder
Permanente Metals Richmond Shipyard #4, Richmond, California
Laid down
10 March 1943
Launched
7 July 1943
Commissioned
6 November 1943
Decommissioned
16 August 1945
Recommissioned
1 December 1950
Struck
20 April 1973
Fate
Preserved
Status
Preserved

Specifications

Displacement, full load
2,415 long tons (2,454 t)
Length
92.35 m (303 ft)
Beam
11.28 m (37 ft)
Draught
3.96 m (13 ft)
Speed
20.3 knots (37.6 km/h, 23.4 mph)
Complement
190
Main gun
76 mm (3 in)

Named for the city and port on the coast of Puget Sound in the west central part of the state of Washington. Tacoma is the seat of Pierce County.

The third Tacoma was laid down on 10 March 1943 at Richmond, Calif., by Kaiser Cargo, Inc., under a Maritime Commission contract (M.C. Hull 1421) as PG-111; redesignated PF-3 on 15 April 1943; named Tacoma on 5 May 1943; launched on 7 July 1943; sponsored by Mrs. A. R. Bergersen; and commissioned on 6 November 1943, Lt. Cmdr. Adrian F. Werner, USCG, in command.

After completing shakedown training off the California coast in December, Tacoma reported for duty as a training ship in January 1944. She trained prospective frigate crews until 27 June, when she was ordered to proceed to Alaskan waters upon completion of sea trials. However, she was plagued by unsuccessful trials and a boiler room fire and, consequently, did not report for duty at Kodiak, Alaska, until 21 October. For the next four months, Tacoma conducted antisubmarine patrols and escorted supply ships and transports along the Alaskan coast and between the various islands of the Aleutians chain, visiting Attu, Adak, Dutch Harbor, and other smaller Alaskan ports.

Continue to the full service history About 723 words

From the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, compiled by the Naval History and Heritage Command (Tacoma III (PF-3)). A work of the United States Government, in the public domain.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 2 × Vertical triple-expansion steam engine
  • 2 × shafts
Power
  • 2 × 3-Drum express boilers , 240 psi (1,700 kPa)
  • 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
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

Sister ships

51 more in the class

Sources

  • Facts harvested from Soviet frigate EK-11 on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
  • Service history reproduced verbatim from Tacoma III (PF-3) , Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships — public domain, a work of the United States Government.
  • Photograph: User Malo on en.wikipedia — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons