USS Huron (PF-19)

History
United States
Name	Huron
Namesake	City of Huron, South Dakota
Builder	American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio
Launched	3 July 1943
Commissioned	7 September 1944
Decommissioned	19 April 1946
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 15 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 11 in (11.56 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 Huron (PF-19), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Huron, South Dakota.

History

United States
Name	Huron
Namesake	City of Huron, South Dakota
Builder	American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio
Launched	3 July 1943
Commissioned	7 September 1944
Decommissioned	19 April 1946
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 15 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 11 in (11.56 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