The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-194, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as USS Pasley. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-86, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 22 September 1943. Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed St. Helena by the British prior to launching and was launched on 20 October 1943.
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| - The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-194, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as USS Pasley. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-86, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 22 September 1943. Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed St. Helena by the British prior to launching and was launched on 20 October 1943.
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Ship laid down
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Ship commissioned
| - 1944-02-19(xsd:date)
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Ship renamed
| - St. Helena, 1943
- USS St. Helena
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Ship builder
| - Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island
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Ship country
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- United Kingdom
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Ship namesake
| - Saint Helena
- Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley , British naval officer who commanded from his flagship at the Glorious First of June in 1794
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Ship acquired
| - 1944-02-19(xsd:date)
- --04-08
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Ship Name
| - HMS St. Helena
- USS Pasley
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| - The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-194, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as USS Pasley. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-86, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 22 September 1943. Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed St. Helena by the British prior to launching and was launched on 20 October 1943.
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