Lorain (PF-93) was authorized as Roanoke (PG-201) and laid down as Roanoke (PF-93) under a United States Maritime Commission contract by American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio, 25 October 1943. She was renamed Lorain on 7 February 1944; launched on 18 March 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Fred Henderson; and commissioned at Baltimore, Maryland, on 15 January 1945.
Lorain returned to Boston on 14 September, conducted a weather patrol off New England in late October, then sailed on 2 December for duty in the Caribbean. An escort run took her to Recife, Brazil, early in 1946, and after two weather patrols east of Bermuda, she returned to Boston on 7 March, and decommissioned there on 14 March 1946.
She was sold on 26 March 1947 to the French Navy and commissioned on the same day as Laplace (F-13). Disarmed a year later, she served as weather observation ship in the North Atlantic until sunk by a leftover World War IImine on 16 September 1950.
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lorain, other, ships, with, same, name, lorain, tacoma, class, frigate, first, commissioned, ship, united, states, navy, named, lorain, ohio, covington, left, lorain, right, docked, york, city, 1946, when, ships, were, loan, united, states, coast, guard, histo. For other ships with the same name see USS Lorain USS Lorain PF 93 a Tacoma class frigate was the first commissioned ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lorain Ohio USS Covington PF 56 left and USS Lorain right docked at New York City 1946 when the ships were on loan to the United States Coast Guard History United States NameUSS Roanoke PG 201 NamesakeRoanoke Virginia ReclassifiedPF 93 15 April 1943 BuilderAmerican Ship Building Company Lorain Ohio Laid down25 October 1943 RenamedUSS Lorain PF 93 7 February 1944 NamesakeLorain Ohio Launched18 March 1944 Sponsored byMrs Fred Henderson Commissioned15 January 1945 Decommissioned14 March 1946 FateSold to France 26 March 1947 France NameLaplace F13 Acquired26 March 1947 ReclassifiedF713 c 1952 FateSunk by a mine 16 September 1950 General characteristics Class and typeTacoma class frigate Displacement1 430 long tons 1 453 t light 2 415 long tons 2 454 t full 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 shafts Speed20 knots 37 km h 23 mph Complement190 Armament3 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 Lorain PF 93 was authorized as Roanoke PG 201 and laid down as Roanoke PF 93 under a United States Maritime Commission contract by American Ship Building Company Lorain Ohio 25 October 1943 She was renamed Lorain on 7 February 1944 launched on 18 March 1944 sponsored by Mrs Fred Henderson and commissioned at Baltimore Maryland on 15 January 1945 Service history editLorain departed Baltimore on 28 January 1945 for Norfolk Virginia and Bermuda where the Coast Guard manned frigate underwent shakedown and training After further training in Casco Bay Maine she sailed on 11 April for NS Argentia Newfoundland her base for weather patrols through the following summer Operating out of Argentia and later Reykjavik Iceland she ranged the North Atlantic from the coastal waters of Greenland to waters north of the Azores reporting vital meteorological data Lorain returned to Boston on 14 September conducted a weather patrol off New England in late October then sailed on 2 December for duty in the Caribbean An escort run took her to Recife Brazil early in 1946 and after two weather patrols east of Bermuda she returned to Boston on 7 March and decommissioned there on 14 March 1946 She was sold on 26 March 1947 to the French Navy and commissioned on the same day as Laplace F 13 Disarmed a year later she served as weather observation ship in the North Atlantic until sunk by a leftover World War II mine on 16 September 1950 References edit nbsp This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Lorain PF 93 Photo gallery of USS Lorain at NavSource Naval History hazegray org USS Lorain Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Lorain PF 93 amp oldid 1179265135, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
