HMS Seychelles

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	3 × single 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal. AA guns 2 × twin 40 mm guns 9 × single 20 mm 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge racks

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.