USS Carson City (PF-50)
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 28 September 1943 |
| Launched: | 13 November 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 24 March 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 29 August 1945 |
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| Fate: | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,430 tons (light), 2,415 tons (full) |
| Length: | 303 ft 11 in (92.6 m) |
| Beam: | 37 ft 6 in (11.4 m) |
| Draft: | 13 ft 8 in (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 5,500 SHP turbines, two shafts, three boilers. |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 190 |
| Armament: | 3 × 3 in./50 AA gun mounts, 2 × twin 40mm gun mounts, 9 × 20mm guns, 1 × Hedgehog projector, 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge racks |
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USS Carson City (PF-50), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Carson City, Nevada.
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[edit] History
[edit] US Navy
Carson City (PF-50) was launched 13 November 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corp., Wilmington, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. C. B. Austin; and commissioned 24 March 1944, Commander H. B. Roberts, USCG, in command.
Carson City sailed from Los Angeles 19 July 1944 for Espiritu Santo and Milne Bay, where on 13 August she reported for patrol and escort duty in the New Guinea area- with the US 7th Fleet. She took part in the unopposed landings on Morotai 16 September, an essential preliminary to the Philippines operation, then took part in guarding ships, men, and supplies being assembled in the intricate plans for the Leyte landings. She herself sailed for Leyte Gulf from Humboldt Bay on 16 October, supporting the first wave of reinforcements for the Northern Attack Force. On 22 October she accompanied her charges into the landing area, and next day escorted the empty ships back to Humboldt Bay.
Carson City resumed convoy escort duty in New Guinea, shuttling to Wakde, Biak, Noemfoor, Sansapor, Morotai, and Mios Woendi until 26 November 1944, when she cleared for overhaul at Pearl Harbor thence for duty with the Alaskan Sea Frontier at Dutch Harbor where she reported 12 January 1945.
[edit] USSR and Japan service
On 29 August she was transferred at Cold Bay to Russia under lend-lease where she served as EK-22. Returned to the United States at Yokosuka, Japan, 31 October 1949, Carson City was decommissioned and placed in reserve the same day. Carson City was then transferred to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force on 30 April 1953 as Sakura (PF 290). The Sakura was reclassified as an Auxiliary Stock Craft, YAC-16 on 31 March 1966. On 31 March 1971, she would be decommissioned, and eventually returned to U.S. custody in August of the same year.
[edit] Awards
Carson City received two battle stars for World War II service.
[edit] References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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