USS Charlotte (PF-60)

History
United States
Name	Charlotte
Namesake	Charlotte, North Carolina; Charlotte, Michigan;
Builder	Globe Shipbuilding Company, Superior, Wisconsin
Laid down	5 August 1943
Launched	30 October 1943
Commissioned	9 October 1944
Decommissioned	16 April 1946
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 13 May 1947
General characteristics
Class and type	Tacoma-class frigate
Displacement	1,430 long tons (1,453 t) light; 2,415 long tons (2,454 t) full;
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	2 × 5,500 shp (4,101 kW) turbines; 3 boilers; 2 shafts;
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	190
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;

USS Charlotte (PF-60), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named Charlotte.

History

United States
Name	Charlotte
Namesake	Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, Michigan
Builder	Globe Shipbuilding Company, Superior, Wisconsin
Laid down	5 August 1943
Launched	30 October 1943
Commissioned	9 October 1944
Decommissioned	16 April 1946
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 13 May 1947
General characteristics
Class and type	Tacoma-class frigate
Displacement	1,430 long tons (1,453 t) light 2,415 long tons (2,454 t) full
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	2 × 5,500 shp (4,101 kW) turbines 3 boilers 2 shafts
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	190
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