F-103 Presidente Troncoso

Country:  Dominican Republic

Class, [Type]: Tacoma, [FF].

Builder: Kaiser Cargo Inc, Richmond, California, U.S.A.

Launch date: 20 January 1944.

Commission date: 17 September 1948.

Decommission date: 1979.

Displacement ( tons ): 1.453, 2.454 at full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 92,63 x 11,56 x 4,17

Main machinery: 2 x J. Hendy Iron Works vertical triple expansion steam engines, 2 x boilers ( 5.000 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 19.

Range ( miles ): 9.500 at 12 knots.

Complement: 190.

Guns: 3 x 76mm/50, 4 x 40mm, 6 x 20mm, 4 x 12,7mm ( 2 x 2 ).

Military lift: 700 tons of fuel.

Comment: Ex - USS Pueblo PF-13, acquired by the Dominican Republic in 1948. Renamed to F452 Gregorio Luperón in 1962. Scrapped in 1982.