Allied Warships

USS Poughkeepsie (PF-26)

Frigate of the Tacoma class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassTacoma 
PennantPF-26 
Built byWalter Butler Shipbuilding Co. (Superior, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) 
Ordered8 Dec 1942 
Laid down3 Jun 1943 
Launched12 Aug 1943 
Commissioned6 Sep 1944 
End service1 Oct 1945 
History

Decommissioned on 1 October 1945 at Cold Harbor, Alaska.
Transferred to the USSR on 2 October 1945.
Returned to the U.S.N. on 31 October 1949.
Transferred to Japan on 14 January 1953 being renamed Momi.
Momi was decommissioned on 1 April 1965.
Transferred to South Korea to be cannibalized for spare parts.

 

Commands listed for USS Poughkeepsie (PF-26)

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1Quentin Mckay Greeley, USCGR6 Sep 1944 (1)

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