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	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.

Construction and acquisition

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

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

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

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