Allied Warships

USS Emporia (PF-28)

Frigate of the Tacoma class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassTacoma 
PennantPF-28 
Built byWalter Butler Shipbuilding Co. (Superior, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) 
Ordered8 Dec 1942 
Laid down14 Jul 1943 
Launched30 Aug 1943 
Commissioned7 Oct 1944 
End service14 Mar 1946 
History

Decommissioned 14 March 1946 and transferred to the United States Coast Guard.
Decommissioned by the Coast Guard on 28 August 1946 and returned to the U.S.N.
Transferred to France 26 March 1947.

 

Commands listed for USS Emporia (PF-28)

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1Langford Anderson, USCGR22 Sep 194429 Sep 1945 (1)

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