USS Pasco

	USS Pasco (PF-6)
History
United States
Name	Pasco
Namesake	City of Pasco, Washington
Reclassified	Patrol Frigate (PF), 15 April 1943
Ordered	as a Type S2-S2-AQ1 hull, MCE hull 1424
Builder	Permanente Metals Richmond Shipyard#4, Richmond, California
Yard number	49
Laid down	7 July 1943
Launched	17 August 1943
Sponsored by	Miss Myrna Olson
Commissioned	15 April 1944
Decommissioned	16 August 1945
Stricken	1 December 1961
Identification	Hull symbol: PG-114; Hull symbol: PF-6; Call sign: NDQP; ;
Fate	Transferred to Soviet Navy, 16 August 1945
Soviet Union
Name	EK-12
Acquired	16 August 1945
Commissioned	16 August 1945
Decommissioned	1 November 1949
Fate	Returned to United States, 16 October 1949; Transferred to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, 1953;
Japan
Name	Kashi
Acquired	1953
Decommissioned	30 June 1967
Renamed	YAC-12, 30 June 1967
Reclassified	Auxiliary stock craft (YAC) 30 June 1967
Identification	Hull symbol: PF-283
Fate	Returned to United States, 18 March 1968; Transferred to Republic of Korea Navy, 1969;
South Korea
Acquired	1969
Fate	Used for parts; Converted to floating pier, April 1969; Final disposition unknown;
General characteristics
Class & type	Tacoma-class patrol frigate
Displacement	1,430 long tons (1,450 t) (light load); 2,415 long tons (2,454 t) (full load);
Length	303 ft 11 in (92.63 m)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draft	13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Installed power	2 × 3-Drum express boilers , 240 psi (1,700 kPa); 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW);
Propulsion	2 × Vertical triple-expansion steam engine; 2 × shafts;
Speed	20.3 kn (37.6 km/h; 23.4 mph)
Complement	190
Armament	3 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber dual-purpose (DP) gun; 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts; 9 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannon AA gun mounts; 2 × Depth charge tracks; 8 × Depth charge projectors; 1 × Hedgehog;

USS Pasco (PG-114/PF-6), a Tacoma-class patrol frigate in commission from 1944 to 1945, has thus far been the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Pasco, Washington. She later served in the Soviet Navy as EK-12 and in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as JDS Kashi (PF-3/PF-283) and as YAC-12.

History
USS Pasco (PF-6)
United States
Name	Pasco
Namesake	City of Pasco, Washington
Reclassified	Patrol Frigate (PF), 15 April 1943
Ordered	as a Type S2-S2-AQ1 hull, MCE hull 1424
Builder	Permanente Metals Richmond Shipyard#4, Richmond, California
Yard number	49
Laid down	7 July 1943
Launched	17 August 1943
Sponsored by	Miss Myrna Olson
Commissioned	15 April 1944
Decommissioned	16 August 1945
Stricken	1 December 1961
Identification	Hull symbol: PG-114 Hull symbol: PF-6 Call sign: NDQP
Fate	Transferred to Soviet Navy, 16 August 1945
Soviet Union
Name	EK-12
Acquired	16 August 1945
Commissioned	16 August 1945
Decommissioned	1 November 1949
Fate	Returned to United States, 16 October 1949 Transferred to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, 1953
Japan
Name	Kashi
Acquired	1953
Decommissioned	30 June 1967
Renamed	YAC-12, 30 June 1967
Reclassified	Auxiliary stock craft (YAC) 30 June 1967
Identification	Hull symbol: PF-283
Fate	Returned to United States, 18 March 1968 Transferred to Republic of Korea Navy, 1969
South Korea
Acquired	1969
Fate	Used for parts Converted to floating pier, April 1969 Final disposition unknown
General characteristics
Class & type	Tacoma-class patrol frigate
Displacement	1,430 long tons (1,450 t) (light load) 2,415 long tons (2,454 t) (full load)
Length	303 ft 11 in (92.63 m)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draft	13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Installed power	2 × 3-Drum express boilers , 240 psi (1,700 kPa) 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Propulsion	2 × Vertical triple-expansion steam engine 2 × shafts
Speed	20.3 kn (37.6 km/h; 23.4 mph)
Complement	190
Armament	3 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber dual-purpose (DP) gun 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts 9 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannon AA gun mounts 2 × Depth charge tracks 8 × Depth charge projectors 1 × Hedgehog