Tacoma class frigate

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General Characteristics
USS Peoria (PF-67) in June 1945.
Displacement:	1,264 tons
Length:	303 ft 11 in (277.3m)
Beam:	37 ft 6 in (34m)
Draft:	13 ft 8 in (12.1m)
Propulsion:	3 × boilers, 2 × 5,500 SHP turbines, 2 × shafts
Speed:	20 knots
Range:
Complement:	190
Armament:	3 × 3 in/50 AA guns (3x1) 4 × 40mm guns (2x2) 9 × 20mm (9x1) 1 × Hedgehog projector 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge racks

The Tacoma class of patrol frigates served in the US Navy during World War II. Named for Tacoma, Washington, the Tacoma class design was based on the British River class frigates, primarily distinguished by the pole foremast (instead of the British tripod) and lighter main guns (3" instead of the British 4"). Unlike most other types of warships, the Tacomas were built to mercantile standards, which resulted in weaker vessels but enabled them to be built quickly, and in Maritime Commission shipyards rather than the Navy's own yards.

96 were built, of which 21 were loaned to the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy Tacomas were renamed after British colonies and were known collectively as Colony class frigates.

Late in the war, another 28 were loaned to the Soviet Navy in preparation for the invasion of Japan. In the postwar era, many Tacoma class frigates were sold to friendly nations such as Peru, South Korea, France, Greece, Cuba, and Taiwan.

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Tacoma (PF-3)	Pocatello (PF-9)	Grand Forks (PF-11)	Covington (PF-56) (left) and the Lorain (PF-93)
Glendale (PF-36) and Gallup (PF-47)	Hutchinson (PF-45)	Bisbee (PF-46)