Allied Warships

USS Ogden (PF-39)

Frigate of the Tacoma class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassTacoma 
PennantPF-39 
Built byConsolidated Steel Corp. (Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered8 Dec 1942 
Laid down21 May 1943 
Launched23 Jun 1943 
Commissioned20 Dec 1943 
End service12 Jul 1945 
History

Decommissioned 12 July 1945 at Cold Harbor, Alaska.
Transferred to the USSR 13 July 1945.
Returned to the U.S.N 15 October 1949.
Transferred to Japan 14 January 1958 being renamed Kusu (PF-251).

 

Commands listed for USS Ogden (PF-39)

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1Lt.Cdr. Kenneth C Tharp, USCG20 Dec 194321 Jul 1945 (1)

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Notable events involving Ogden include:


8 Apr 1945
USS Manta (T/Lt.Cdr. E.P. Madley, USN) conducted exercises in the Gulf of Panama with USS MacLeish (Lt. D.S. Cramer, USNR), USS Coronado (Cdr. N.W. Sprow, USCG), USS Ogden (Lt.Cdr. K.C. Tharp, USCGR), USS PC-1221 (Lt. W.D. Cowell, USNR) and USS SC-1299 (Lt.(jg) I. Wilson, 2nd, USNR).

9 Apr 1945
USS Manta (T/Lt.Cdr. E.P. Madley, USN) conducted exercises in the Gulf of Panama with USS MacLeish (Lt. D.S. Cramer, USNR), USS Coronado (Cdr. N.W. Sprow, USCG), USS Ogden (Lt.Cdr. K.C. Tharp, USCGR), USS PC-1221 (Lt. W.D. Cowell, USNR) and USS SC-1299 (Lt.(jg) I. Wilson, 2nd, USNR).

10 Apr 1945
USS Manta (T/Lt.Cdr. E.P. Madley, USN) conducted exercises in the Gulf of Panama with USS MacLeish (Lt. D.S. Cramer, USNR), USS McCormick (Lt. T.J. Moriarty, USNR), USS Coronado (Cdr. N.W. Sprow, USCG), USS Ogden (Lt.Cdr. K.C. Tharp, USCGR), USS PC-1221 (Lt. W.D. Cowell, USNR) and USS SC-1299 (Lt.(jg) I. Wilson, 2nd, USNR).

11 Apr 1945
USS Manta (T/Lt.Cdr. E.P. Madley, USN) conducted exercises in the Gulf of Panama with USS MacLeish (Lt. D.S. Cramer, USNR), USS McCormick (Lt. T.J. Moriarty, USNR), USS San Pedro (Lt.Cdr. H.L. Sutherland, USCGR), USS Coronado (Cdr. N.W. Sprow, USCG), USS Ogden (Lt.Cdr. K.C. Tharp, USCGR), USS PC-1221 (Lt. W.D. Cowell, USNR) and USS SC-1299 (Lt.(jg) I. Wilson, 2nd, USNR).


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