Allied Warships

USS Key West (PF-17)

Frigate of the Tacoma class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassTacoma 
PennantPF-17 
Built byAmerican Shipbuilding Co. (Lorain, Ohio, U.S.A.) 
Ordered8 Dec 1942 
Laid down23 Jun 1943 
Launched29 Dec 1943 
Commissioned22 Nov 1944 
End service1 May 1946 
History

Decommissioned 1 May 1946.
Stricken at an unknown date.
Sold 18 April 1947 to be broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Key West (PF-17)

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1Bertheld Papanek, USCGR7 Nov 1944

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