USS Hoquiam

	USS Hoquiam at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, on 14 June 1944.
History
United States
Name	Hoquiam
Namesake	City of Hoquiam, Washington
Ordered	as a Type S2-S2-AQ1 hull, MCE hull 1423
Builder	Permanente Metals Richmond Shipyard #4, Richmond, California
Yard number	48
Laid down	10 April 1943
Reclassified	Patrol Frigate (PF), 15 April 1943
Launched	31 July 1943
Sponsored by	Miss Helen Philbrick
Commissioned	8 May 1944
Decommissioned	16 August 1945
Identification	Hull symbol: PG-113; Hull symbol: PF-5; Call sign: NZCY; ;
Fate	Transferred to Soviet Navy, 16 August 1945
Soviet Union
Name	EK-13
Acquired	16 August 1945
Commissioned	16 August 1945
Decommissioned	1 November 1949
Fate	returned to United States, 1 November 1949
United States
Name	Tacoma
Acquired	1 November 1949
Recommissioned	27 September 1950
Decommissioned	5 October 1951
Stricken	1 August 1972
Honors &; awards	5 × battle stars for Korean War service
Fate	transferred to Republic of Korea Navy, 6 October 1951
South Korea
Name	Nae Tong
Acquired	6 October 1951
Identification	Hull symbol: PF-65
Fate	Scrapped, 1973
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 Hoquiam (PG-113/PF-5), a Tacoma-class patrol frigate in commission from 1944 to 1945 and from 1950 to 1951, she is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Hoquiam, Washington. She also served in the Soviet Navy as EK-13 and in the Republic of Korea Navy as ROKS Nae Tong (PF-65).

History
USS Hoquiam at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, on 14 June 1944.
United States
Name	Hoquiam
Namesake	City of Hoquiam, Washington
Ordered	as a Type S2-S2-AQ1 hull, MCE hull 1423
Builder	Permanente Metals Richmond Shipyard #4, Richmond, California
Yard number	48
Laid down	10 April 1943
Reclassified	Patrol Frigate (PF), 15 April 1943
Launched	31 July 1943
Sponsored by	Miss Helen Philbrick
Commissioned	8 May 1944
Decommissioned	16 August 1945
Identification	Hull symbol: PG-113 Hull symbol: PF-5 Call sign: NZCY
Fate	Transferred to Soviet Navy, 16 August 1945
Soviet Union
Name	EK-13
Acquired	16 August 1945
Commissioned	16 August 1945
Decommissioned	1 November 1949
Fate	returned to United States, 1 November 1949
United States
Name	Tacoma
Acquired	1 November 1949
Recommissioned	27 September 1950
Decommissioned	5 October 1951
Stricken	1 August 1972
Honors & awards	5 × battle stars for Korean War service
Fate	transferred to Republic of Korea Navy, 6 October 1951
South Korea
Name	Nae Tong
Acquired	6 October 1951
Identification	Hull symbol: PF-65
Fate	Scrapped, 1973
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