| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Sandusky (PG-162) |
| Namesake: | Sandusky, Ohio |
| Reclassified: | PF-54, 15 April 1943 |
| Builder: | Froemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 8 July 1943 |
| Launched: | 5 October 1943 |
| Sponsored by: | Miss Mabel Apel |
| Commissioned: | 18 April 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 July 1945 |
| Honors and awards: |
2 battle stars, World War II |
| Fate: | transferred to the Soviet Navy, 13 July 1945 |
| Acquired: | returned from Soviet Navy, 15 October 1949 |
| Fate: | transferred to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, 26 February 1953 |
| Struck: | 1 December 1961 |
| Acquired: | returned from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, 31 March 1970 |
| Fate: | broken up, 1970 |
| Career (Soviet Union) | |
| Name: | EK-10 |
| Acquired: | 13 July 1945 |
| Fate: | Returned to United States, 15 October 1949 |
| Career (Japan) | |
| Name: | JDS Nire (PF-287) |
| Acquired: | 26 February 1953 |
| Renamed: | YAC-19, 1969 |
| Fate: | Returned to United States, 31 March 1970 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Tacoma-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 1,264 long tons (1,284 t) |
| Length: | 303 ft 11 in (92.63 m) |
| Beam: | 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) |
| Draft: | 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 5,500 shp (4,101 kW) turbines 3 boilers 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement: | 190 |
| Armament: | • 3 × 3"/50 caliber guns (3×1) • 4 × 40 mm guns (2×2) • 9 × 20 mm guns (9×1) • 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar • 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors • 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Sandusky (PF-54), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Sandusky River, which rises in Richland County, Ohio, and flows west and then north for some 150 miles (240 km) before emptying into Lake Erie at Sandusky, Ohio.
Sandusky (PF-54), originally classified PG-162, was reclassified PF-54 on 15 April 1943; laid down on 8 July 1943 under Maritime Commission contract by Froemming Brothers, Inc., in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; launched on 5 October 1943, sponsored by Miss Mabel Apel; and commissioned on 18 April 1944 at New Orleans, Louisiana, with Lieutenant Commander T. R. Sargent, III, USCG, in command.
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After shakedown at Bermuda and overhaul at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sandusky departed for the Pacific on 18 August 1944, escorting a convoy from New York to Finschhafen and Hollandia, New Guinea. After completing her long convoy voyage on 2 October, she proceeded to Morotai, conducting anti-submarine patrols there for the rest of the month. From November 1944 through February 1945, she escorted convoys between Hollandia and Leyte in support of the troops occupying the Philippines. After escorting a convoy to Lingayen Gulf, she sailed from Leyte on 8 March 1945 for Seattle, Washington. Following overhaul, she proceeded to Alaska, arriving in Cold Bay on 15 June, and was decommissioned on 12 July 1945.
Sandusky was transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend Lease the next day, 13 July 1945, and served in the Soviet Navy as EK-10. The ship was returned to United States custody on 15 October 1949.
After a period in reserve, the ship was loaned to Japan on 26 February 1953 as Nire (PF-287). She was struck from the Navy list on 1 December 1961 and was transferred outright to Japan on 28 August 1962. She was returned to the United States on 31 March 1970 for disposal.
Sandusky earned two battle stars for her World War II service.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.