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Colony-class frigate
For other ships with the same name, see
USS Pearl .
History
United States
Name USS Pearl
Namesake British name assigned in anticipation of ship' s transfer to United Kingdom
Reclassified Patrol frigate
, PF-88, 15 April 1943
Builder Walsh-Kaiser Company , Providence , Rhode Island
Laid down 28 September 1943[1] or 30 October 1943[2]
Renamed Seychelles , 1943
Namesake Seychelles
Launched 30 October 1943[1] or 12 February 1944[2]
Commissioned never
Identification PG-196
Fate Transferred to United Kingdom 12 February 1944[1] or 27 June 1944[2]
Acquired Returned by United Kingdom June 1946
Fate Scrapped 1947
United Kingdom
Name HMS Seychelles
Namesake Seychelles
Acquired 12 February 1944[1] or 27 June 1944[2]
Commissioned 12 February 1944[1] or 27 June 1944[2]
Identification Pennant number : K592
Fate Returned to United States June 1946
General characteristics
Class and type Colony /Tacoma -class patrol frigate
Displacement 1,264 long tons (1,284 t)
Length 303 ft 11 in (92.63 m)
Beam 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draft 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Propulsion
3 × boilers
2 × turbines, 5,500 shp (4,100 kW) each
2 shafts
Speed 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement 190
Armament
HMS Seychelles (K592) was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom that served during World War II . She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma -class patrol frigate USS Pearl (PF-88) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.
Construction and acquisition
The ship, originally designated a "patrol
launching and was launched on either 30 October 1943
[1] or 12 February 1944,
[2] according to different sources.
Service history
Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on, according to different sources, either 12 February 1944[1] or 27 June 1944,[2] the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Seychelles (K592) on patrol and escort duty.
Disposal
The United Kingdom returned Seychelles to the U.S. Navy in June 1946. She was scrapped in 1947.
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