USS Moberly

USS Moberly (PF-63)
History
United States
Name
  • Scranton (1943–1944)
  • Moberly (1944–1947)
Namesake
ReclassifiedPF-63, 15 April 1943
BuilderGlobe Shipbuilding Company, Superior, Wisconsin
Laid down3 November 1943
Launched26 January 1944
RenamedMoberly, 28 June 1944
Commissioned11 December 1944
Decommissioned12 August 1946
Stricken23 April 1947
Honors &
awards		1 × battle star (World War II)
FateSold for scrapping, 27 October 1947
General characteristics
Class & typeTacoma-class frigate
Displacement
  • 1,430 long tons (1,453 t) light
  • 2,415 long tons (2,454 t) full
Length303 ft 11 in (92.63 m)
Beam37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draft13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 5,500 shp (4,101 kW) turbines
  • 3 boilers
  • 2 shafts
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement190
Armament

USS Moberly (PF-63), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Moberly, Missouri.

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