USS Moberly

	USS Moberly (PF-63)
History
United States
Name	Scranton (1943–1944); Moberly (1944–1947);
Namesake	City of Scranton, Pennsylvania; City of Moberly, Missouri;
Reclassified	PF-63, 15 April 1943
Builder	Globe Shipbuilding Company, Superior, Wisconsin
Laid down	3 November 1943
Launched	26 January 1944
Renamed	Moberly, 28 June 1944
Commissioned	11 December 1944
Decommissioned	12 August 1946
Stricken	23 April 1947
Honors and; awards	1 × battle star (World War II)
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 27 October 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 array; 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors; 2 × Depth charge tracks;

USS Moberly (PF-63), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Moberly, Missouri.

History
USS Moberly (PF-63)
United States
Name	Scranton (1943–1944) Moberly (1944–1947)
Namesake	City of Scranton, Pennsylvania City of Moberly, Missouri
Reclassified	PF-63, 15 April 1943
Builder	Globe Shipbuilding Company, Superior, Wisconsin
Laid down	3 November 1943
Launched	26 January 1944
Renamed	Moberly, 28 June 1944
Commissioned	11 December 1944
Decommissioned	12 August 1946
Stricken	23 April 1947
Honors and awards	1 × battle star (World War II)
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 27 October 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 array 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors 2 × Depth charge tracks