USS Key West (PF-17)

	USS Key West (PF-17) being launched sideways in 1943
History
United States
Name	Key West
Namesake	City of Key West, Florida
Builder	American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio
Launched	29 December 1943
Commissioned	7 November 1944
Decommissioned	14 June 1946
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 18 April 1947
General characteristics
Class & 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) 3-stage reciprocating engines; 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 Key West (PG-125/PF-17), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Key West, Florida.

History
USS Key West (PF-17) being launched sideways in 1943
United States
Name	Key West
Namesake	City of Key West, Florida
Builder	American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio
Launched	29 December 1943
Commissioned	7 November 1944
Decommissioned	14 June 1946
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 18 April 1947
General characteristics
Class & 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) 3-stage reciprocating engines 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