USS Hoquiam

USS Hoquiam at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, on 14 June 1944.
History
United States
NameHoquiam
NamesakeCity of Hoquiam, Washington
Orderedas a Type S2-S2-AQ1 hull, MCE hull 1423[1]
BuilderPermanente Metals Richmond Shipyard #4, Richmond, California
Yard number48[1]
Laid down10 April 1943
ReclassifiedPatrol Frigate (PF), 15 April 1943
Launched31 July 1943
Sponsored byMiss Helen Philbrick
Commissioned8 May 1944
Decommissioned16 August 1945
Identification
FateTransferred to Soviet Navy, 16 August 1945
Soviet Union
NameEK-13[b]
Acquired16 August 1945
Commissioned16 August 1945[a]
Decommissioned1 November 1949
Fatereturned to United States, 1 November 1949
United States
NameTacoma
Acquired1 November 1949
Recommissioned27 September 1950
Decommissioned5 October 1951
Stricken1 August 1972
Honors and
awards		 5 × battle stars for Korean War service
Fatetransferred to Republic of Korea Navy, 6 October 1951
South Korea
NameNae Tong
Acquired6 October 1951
IdentificationHull symbol: PF-65
FateScrapped, 1973
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeTacoma-class patrol frigate
Displacement
  • 1,430 long tons (1,450 t) (light load)
  • 2,415 long tons (2,454 t) (full load)
Length303 ft 11 in (92.63 m)
Beam37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draft13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed20.3 kn (37.6 km/h; 23.4 mph)
Complement190
Armament

USS Hoquiam (PG-113/PF-5), a Tacoma-class patrol frigate in commission from 1944 to 1945 and from 1950 to 1951, she is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Hoquiam, Washington. She also served in the Soviet Navy as EK-13 and in the Republic of Korea Navy as ROKS Nae Tong (PF-65).

  1. ^ a b Kaiser No. 4 2014.
  2. ^ Navsource.


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