Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
United States Navy — Destroyer escort PG-205

USS Vallejo (PG-205)

Tacoma-class frigate

Displacement
1,264 long tons (1,284 t)
Length
92.35 m (303 ft)
Beam
11.28 m (37 ft)
Speed
20 knots (37 km/h, 23 mph)
Complement
190
Main gun
76 mm (3 in)

Service

  1. United States Navy as Lorain? — 11 February 19441,624 days of the war
Tacoma-class frigate Particulars
Name
USS Vallejo
Pennant / hull number
PG-205
Namesake
City of Lorain, Ohio
Builder
American Shipbuilding Company, Lorain, Ohio
Fate
Construction contract cancelled, 11 February 1944 (1944)
Status
Never completed

Specifications

Displacement, standard
1,264 long tons (1,284 t)
Length
92.35 m (303 ft)
Beam
11.28 m (37 ft)
Draught
3.96 m (13 ft)
Speed
20 knots (37 km/h, 23 mph)
Complement
190
Main gun
76 mm (3 in)

USS Vallejo was a destroyer escort of the Tacoma-class frigate built for the United States Navy. She carried the pennant number PG-205. The ship was named after City of Lorain. She was built by American Shipbuilding Company, Lorain, Ohio.

76 ships of the class were built. The class followed the Asheville-class patrol frigate and was succeeded by the none.

She displaced 1,264 long tons. She measured 92.3 m (303 ft) long with a beam of 11.3 m (37 ft). Her designed speed was 20 knots, and she carried a complement of 190. Her main battery was of 76 mm (3.0 in) calibre.

She was in commission for 1,624 days of the Second World War.

She was cancelled before completion on 11 February 1944.

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 2 × 5500 shp turbines
  • 3 boilers
  • 2 shafts
Armament
  • 3 × 3"/50 dual purpose guns (3x1)
  • 4 x 40 mm guns (2×2)
  • 9 × 20 mm guns (9×1)
  • 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar
  • 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors
  • 2 × Depth charge tracks

Sister ships

51 more in the class

Sources