Allied Warships

USS Reading (PF-66)

Frigate of the Tacoma class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassTacoma 
PennantPF-66 
Built byLeatham D Smith Shipyard (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) 
Ordered8 Dec 1942 
Laid down23 May 1943 
Launched28 Aug 1943 
Commissioned19 Aug 1944 
End service19 Dec 1945 
History

Decommissioned 19 December 1945.
Stricken 5 January 1946.
Sold in July 1947 to Argentina.

 

Commands listed for USS Reading (PF-66)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Nelson C. McCormick, USCG19 Aug 19443 Dec 1944 (1)
2Cmdr Howard A Morrison, USCG3 Dec 194424 Jan 1945
3C Leupold, USCGR24 Jan 19457 Sep 1945

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Notable events involving Reading include:


4 Jan 1945
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 Reading (Cdr. H.A. Morrison, USCG), USS Manitowoc (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Martin, USCG) and USS New Bedford (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Muzzy, USCG).


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