Ordered to Tampa, Florida, for conversion to a weather patrol ship, Sheboygan was decommissioned on 1 June. On 14 October 1944, she was recommissioned. Shakedown in Bermuda followed; and on 21 February, the frigate arrived at NS Argentia, Newfoundland, for weather patrol duty.
As a Navy ship, she performed weather and plane guard patrols in the North Atlantic, broken by periods of upkeep in Naval Station Argentia, and Boston, Massachusetts, until transferred to the United States Coast Guard on 14 March 1946. Her work in the North Atlantic, however, continued until she was decommissioned on 9 August 1946.
She was sold on 19 March 1947 to Belgium and served in the Belgian Navy as Luitenant ter zee Victor Billet until converted to a stationary training hulk in 1958, and was scrapped in 1959.
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sheboygan, tacoma, class, frigate, united, states, navy, which, later, transferred, belgian, navy, lieutenant, victor, billet, sheboyganluitenant, victor, billet, luitenant, victor, billet, belgian, servicehistoryunited, statesnamesheboygannamesakecity, sheboy. USS Sheboygan PF 57 was a Tacoma class frigate of the United States Navy which was later transferred to the Belgian Navy as Lieutenant ter zee Victor Billet USS SheboyganLuitenant ter zee Victor Billet Luitenant ter zee Victor Billet in Belgian serviceHistoryUnited StatesNameSheboyganNamesakeCity of Sheboygan WisconsinBuilderGlobe Shipbuilding Company Superior WisconsinLaid down17 April 1943Launched31 July 1943Commissioned26 May 1944Decommissioned1 June 1944Recommissioned14 October 1944Decommissioned9 August 1946IdentificationPF 57FateSold to Belgium 19 March 1947BelgiumNameLuitenant ter zee Victor BilletAcquired19 March 1947Stricken1957IdentificationF 910FateConverted to training hulk 1958 Scrapped 1959General characteristicsClass and typeTacoma class frigateDisplacement1 264 long tons 1 284 t Length303 ft 11 in 92 63 m Beam37 ft 6 in 11 43 m Draft13 ft 8 in 4 17 m Propulsion2 5 500 shp 4 101 kW turbines 3 boilers 2 shaftsSpeed20 knots 37 km h 23 mph Complement190Armament3 3 50 dual purpose guns 3x1 4 x 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 Contents 1 Construction 2 Service history 3 References 4 External linksConstruction EditSheboygan was laid down on 17 April 1943 under a Maritime Commission contract by the Globe Shipbuilding Company at Superior Wisconsin sponsored by Mrs Willard M Sonnenburg and placed in reduced commission at New Orleans Louisiana on 26 May 1944 with Lieutenant Commander A J Carpenter USCG in command It is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Sheboygan Wisconsin Service history EditOrdered to Tampa Florida for conversion to a weather patrol ship Sheboygan was decommissioned on 1 June On 14 October 1944 she was recommissioned Shakedown in Bermuda followed and on 21 February the frigate arrived at NS Argentia Newfoundland for weather patrol duty As a Navy ship she performed weather and plane guard patrols in the North Atlantic broken by periods of upkeep in Naval Station Argentia and Boston Massachusetts until transferred to the United States Coast Guard on 14 March 1946 Her work in the North Atlantic however continued until she was decommissioned on 9 August 1946 She was sold on 19 March 1947 to Belgium and served in the Belgian Navy as Luitenant ter zee Victor Billet until converted to a stationary training hulk in 1958 and was scrapped in 1959 References EditThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links EditPhoto gallery of USS Sheboygan at NavSource Naval History hazegray org USS Sheboygan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Sheboygan PF 57 amp oldid 1115184548, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,