| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Tacoma |
| Pennant | PF-17 |
| Built by | American Shipbuilding Co. (Lorain, Ohio, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Dec 1942 |
| Laid down | 23 Jun 1943 |
| Launched | 29 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 22 Nov 1944 |
| End service | 1 May 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 1 May 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Key West (PF-17)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Berthold Papanek, USCGR | 7 Nov 1944 |
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Notable events involving Key West include:
21 Dec 1944
Giovanni da Procida (T.V.(Lt.) F. Castracane Degli Antelminelli) participated in A/S exercises off Bermuda with a hunter / killer group made up of USS Compton (T/Cdr. R.O. Strange, USN), USS Presley (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Paret, USNR), USS Charles E. Brannon (T/Cdr. D.W. Todd, USN) and USS Key West (Lt.Cdr. B. Papanek, USCGR). 9726 USS YMS-306 (Lt. W.W. Turner, USNR) was also in the area as close escort for the submarine.