HMS Seychelles

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 or 30 October 1943
Renamed	Seychelles, 1943
Namesake	Seychelles
Launched	30 October 1943 or 12 February 1944
Commissioned	never
Identification	PG-196
Fate	Transferred to United Kingdom 12 February 1944 or 27 June 1944
Acquired	Returned by United Kingdom June 1946
Fate	Scrapped 1947
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Seychelles
Namesake	Seychelles
Acquired	12 February 1944 or 27 June 1944
Commissioned	12 February 1944 or 27 June 1944
Identification	Pennant number: 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	3 × single 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal. AA guns; 2 × twin 40 mm guns; 9 × single 20 mm; 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar; 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors; 2 × depth charge racks;

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.

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