USS Corpus Christi (PF-44)

	USS Corpus Christi (PF-44)
History
United States
Name	Corpus Christi
Namesake	City of Corpus Christi, Texas
Builder	Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California
Laid down	17 July 1943
Launched	17 August 1943
Commissioned	29 January 1944
Decommissioned	2 August 1946
Fate	Sold, 3 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; 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors; 2 × Depth charge tracks;

USS Corpus Christi (PF-44), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Corpus Christi, Texas.

History
USS Corpus Christi (PF-44)
United States
Name	Corpus Christi
Namesake	City of Corpus Christi, Texas
Builder	Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California
Laid down	17 July 1943
Launched	17 August 1943
Commissioned	29 January 1944
Decommissioned	2 August 1946
Fate	Sold, 3 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 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors 2 × Depth charge tracks