PEDRO DE HEREDIA (RM-72) class

 2 PEDRO DE HEREDIA-class PATROL SHIPS (U.S. CHEROKEE class)

 Name                      Pendant   Launched        Commissioned    Status

 PEDRO DE HEREDIA          RM-72     Nov. 18, 1942   April 21, 1943  Active
   (ex-USS Choctaw, ATF-70)
 SEBASTIAN DE BELALCAZAR   RM-73     Feb. 7, 1942    July 24, 1943   Active
   (ex-USS CARIB, ATF-82)

These two ships are large, steel-hulled, ocean-going tugs, many of which saw extensive combat service in World War II in the U.S. Navy....