Allied Warships

USS Sandusky (PF-54)

Frigate of the Tacoma class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassTacoma 
PennantPF-54 
Built byFroemming Brothers Inc. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) 
Ordered8 Dec 1942 
Laid down8 Jul 1943 
Launched5 Oct 1943 
Commissioned18 Apr 1944 
End service12 Jul 1945 
History

Decommissioned 12 July 1945 at Cold Harbor, Alaska.
Transferred to the USSR the next day.
Returned to the U.S.N. 15 October 1949.
Transferred to Japan 26 February 1953 being renamed Nire.
Nire was decommissioned 31 March 1970.

 

Commands listed for USS Sandusky (PF-54)

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1Thomas R Sargent, III, USCGR18 Apr 194421 Jul 1945 (1)

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Sources

  1. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/patrol/pf54.htm

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