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For other ships with the same name, see USS Pearl.

History
United States
Name:USS Pearl
Namesake:British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom
Reclassified:Patrol frigate, PF-88, 15 April 1943
Builder:Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island
Laid down:28 September 1943[1] or 30 October 1943[2]
Renamed:Seychelles, 1943
Namesake:Seychelles
Launched:30 October 1943[1] or 12 February 1944[2]
Commissioned:never
Identification:PG-196
Fate:Transferred to United Kingdom 12 February 1944[1] or 27 June 1944[2]
Acquired:Returned by United Kingdom June 1946
Fate:Scrapped 1947
United Kingdom
Name:HMS Seychelles
Namesake:Seychelles
Acquired:12 February 1944[1] or 27 June 1944[2]
Commissioned:12 February 1944[1] or 27 June 1944[2]
Identification:K592
Fate:Returned to United States June 1946
General characteristics
Class and type:Colony/Tacoma-class patrol frigate
Displacement:1,264 long tons (1,284 t)
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:
  • 3 × boilers
  • 2 × turbines, 5,500 shp (4,100 kW) each
  • 2 shafts
Speed:20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement:190
Armament:

HMS Seychelles (K592) was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom that served during World War II. She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Pearl (PF-88) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.

Construction and acquisition[edit]

The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-196, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as USS Pearl. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-88, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on, according to different sources, either 28 September 1943[1] or 30 October 1943[2] Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed Seychelles by the British prior to launching and was launched on either 30 October 1943[1] or 12 February 1944,[2] according to different sources.

Service history[edit]

Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on, according to different sources, either 12 February 1944[1] or 27 June 1944,[2] the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Seychelles (K592) on patrol and escort duty.

Disposal[edit]

The United Kingdom returned Seychelles to the U.S. Navy in June 1946. She was scrapped in 1947.

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h uboat.net HMS Seychelles (K 592)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Navsource Online: Frigate Photo Archive HMS Seychelles (K 592) ex-Patton ex-PF-88 ex-PG-196

Bibliography[edit]

  • Navsource Online: Frigate Photo Archive HMS Seychelles (K 592) ex-Pearl ex-PF-88 ex-PG-196