Selected for transfer to the Soviet Navy in Project Hula – a secret program for the transfer of US Navy ships to the Soviet Navy at Cold Bay, Alaska, in anticipation of the Soviet Union joining the war against Japan – Pasco proceeded to Cold Bay, in the summer of 1945, and began training her new Soviet crew.[4]
Soviet Navy, 1945–1949
Following the completion of training for her Soviet crew, Pasco was decommissioned on 16 August 1945, at Cold Bay, and transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease immediately along with her sister shipsTacoma, Sausalito, Hoquiam, Albuquerque, and Everett. Commissioned into the Soviet Navy immediately,[a]Pasco was designated as a storozhevoi korabl ("escort ship") and renamed EK-12 in Soviet service. She soon departed Cold Bay, bound for Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in the Soviet Union, where she served as a patrol vessel in the Soviet Far East.[4]
In February 1946, the United States began negotiations for the return of ships loaned to the Soviet Union for use during World War II. On 8 May 1947, United States Secretary of the NavyJames V. Forrestal informed the United States Department of State that the United States Department of the Navy wanted 480 of the 585 combatant ships it had transferred to the Soviet Union for World War II use returned, EK-12 among them. Negotiations for the return of the ships were protracted, but on 16 October 1949[b] the Soviet Union finally returned EK-12 to the US Navy at Yokosuka, Japan.[5]
Reverting to her former name, Pasco lay idle in the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Yokosuka until loaned to Japan in 1953, entering service in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as JDS Kashi (PF-3) (かし (PF-3), "live oak").[6]Kashi was redesignated PF-283 on 1 September 1957.[6] The United States struck the ship from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 December 1961, and transferred her to Japan outright in 1964. Kashi was decommissioned on 30 June 1967, reclassified as an "auxiliary stock craft" (YAC), and renamed YAC-12. She was returned to US custody on 18 March 1968.[2][6]
Republic of Korea Navy, 1969
The United States transferred the ship to South Korea in 1969, and the Republic of Korea Navy cannibalized her for spare parts for its other Tacoma-class patrol frigates. In April 1969, the ship was converted to a floating pier. Her final disposition is unknown.[2]
Notes
^ abAccording to Russell, Richard A., Project Hula: Secret Soviet-American Cooperation in the War Against Japan, Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, 1997, ISBN0-945274-35-1, which includes access to Soviet-era records unavailable during the Cold War, Project Hula ships were commissioned into the Soviet Navy simultaneously with their transfer from the U.S. Navy; see photo captions on p. 24 regarding the transfers of various large infantry landing craft (LCI(L)s) and information on p. 27 about the transfer of USS Coronado, which Russell says typified the transfer process. As sources, Russell cites Department of the Navy, Ships Data: U.S. Naval Vessels Volume II, 1 January 1949, (NAVSHIPS 250-012), Washington, DC: Bureau of Ships, 1949; and Berezhnoi, S. S., Flot SSSR: Korabli i suda lendliza: Spravochnik ("The Soviet Navy: Lend-Lease Ships and Vessels: A Reference"), St. Petersburg, Russia: Belen, 1994.
^ abThe Dictionary of American Naval Fighting ShipsPasco article states that the Soviet Union returned Pasco in 1950 and NavSource Online: Frigate Photo Archive Pasco (PF 6) ex-PG-114 and hazegray.org Pasco repeat this. However, Russell, Richard A., Project Hula: Secret Soviet-American Cooperation in the War Against Japan, Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, 1997, ISBN0-945274-35-1, pp. 38, 39, which includes access to Soviet-era records unavailable during the Cold War, reports that the Soviet Union returned 27 patrol frigates transferred in Project Hula, including Pasco, during October and November 1949. As sources, Russell cites Department of the Navy, Ships Data: U.S. Naval Vessels Volume II, 1 January 1949, (NAVSHIPS 250-012), Washington, DC: Bureau of Ships, 1949; and Berezhnoi, S. S., Flot SSSR: Korabli i suda lendliza: Spravochnik ("The Soviet Navy: Lend-Lease Ships and Vessels: A Reference"), St. Petersburg, Russia: Belen, 1994.
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"Pasco (PF 6)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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External links
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USS Pasco PG 114 PF 6 a Tacoma class patrol frigate in commission from 1944 to 1945 has thus far been the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Pasco Washington She later served in the Soviet Navy as EK 12 and in the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as JDS Kashi PF 3 PF 283 and as YAC 12 USS Pasco PF 6 HistoryUnited StatesNamePascoNamesakeCity of Pasco WashingtonReclassifiedPatrol Frigate PF 15 April 1943Orderedas a Type S2 S2 AQ1 hull MCE hull 1424 1 BuilderPermanente Metals Richmond Shipyard 4 Richmond CaliforniaYard number49 1 Laid down7 July 1943Launched17 August 1943Sponsored byMiss Myrna OlsonCommissioned15 April 1944Decommissioned16 August 1945Stricken1 December 1961IdentificationHull symbol PG 114 Hull symbol PF 6 Call sign NDQPFateTransferred to Soviet Navy 16 August 1945Soviet UnionNameEK 12Acquired16 August 1945Commissioned16 August 1945 a Decommissioned1 November 1949FateReturned to United States 16 October 1949 b Transferred to Japan Maritime Self Defense Force 1953JapanNameKashiAcquired1953Decommissioned30 June 1967RenamedYAC 12 30 June 1967ReclassifiedAuxiliary stock craft YAC 30 June 1967IdentificationHull symbol PF 283FateReturned to United States 18 March 1968 Transferred to Republic of Korea Navy 1969South KoreaAcquired1969FateUsed for parts Converted to floating pier April 1969 Final disposition unknownGeneral characteristics 2 Class and typeTacoma class frigate patrol frigatesDisplacement1 430 long tons 1 450 t light load 2 415 long tons 2 454 t full load Length303 ft 11 in 92 63 m Beam37 ft 6 in 11 43 m Draft13 ft 8 in 4 17 m Installed power2 3 Drum express boilers 240 psi 1 700 kPa 5 500 ihp 4 100 kW Propulsion2 Vertical triple expansion steam engine 2 shaftsSpeed20 3 kn 37 6 km h 23 4 mph Complement190Armament3 3 in 76 mm 50 caliber dual purpose DP gun 2 twin 40 mm 1 57 in Bofors anti aircraft AA gun mounts 9 20 mm 0 79 in Oerlikon cannon AA gun mounts 2 Depth charge tracks 8 Depth charge projectors 1 Hedgehog Contents 1 Construction and commissioning 2 Service history 2 1 U S Navy World War II 1944 1945 2 2 Soviet Navy 1945 1949 2 3 Japan Maritime Self Defense Force 1953 1968 2 4 Republic of Korea Navy 1969 3 Notes 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksConstruction and commissioning EditOriginally classified as a patrol gunboat PG 114 Pasco was reclassified as a patrol frigate PF 6 on 15 April 1943 2 She was laid down under Maritime Commission MARCOM contract as MC Hull 1424 on 7 July 1943 by the Permanente Metals Richmond Shipyard 4 Richmond California Launched on 17 August 1943 sponsored by Miss Myrna Olson the ship was commissioned on 15 April 1944 3 Her first commanding officer was Commander Roy E Stockstill USCGR who was succeeded on 26 April 1945 by Lieutenant Olaz Laveson USCGR Service history EditU S Navy World War II 1944 1945 Edit After shakedown Pasco reported to San Francisco California on 25 May 1944 and conducted patrol operations in the San Francisco San Diego California area until reporting to Kodiak Territory of Alaska to serve in the Alaskan Sea Frontier on 15 October 1944 In January 1945 she steamed to Seattle Washington and conducted defensive patrols off the coast of the Pacific Northwest 3 Selected for transfer to the Soviet Navy in Project Hula a secret program for the transfer of US Navy ships to the Soviet Navy at Cold Bay Alaska in anticipation of the Soviet Union joining the war against Japan Pasco proceeded to Cold Bay in the summer of 1945 and began training her new Soviet crew 4 Soviet Navy 1945 1949 Edit Following the completion of training for her Soviet crew Pasco was decommissioned on 16 August 1945 at Cold Bay and transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend Lease immediately along with her sister ships Tacoma Sausalito Hoquiam Albuquerque and Everett Commissioned into the Soviet Navy immediately a Pasco was designated as a storozhevoi korabl escort ship and renamed EK 12 in Soviet service She soon departed Cold Bay bound for Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky in the Soviet Union where she served as a patrol vessel in the Soviet Far East 4 In February 1946 the United States began negotiations for the return of ships loaned to the Soviet Union for use during World War II On 8 May 1947 United States Secretary of the Navy James V Forrestal informed the United States Department of State that the United States Department of the Navy wanted 480 of the 585 combatant ships it had transferred to the Soviet Union for World War II use returned EK 12 among them Negotiations for the return of the ships were protracted but on 16 October 1949 b the Soviet Union finally returned EK 12 to the US Navy at Yokosuka Japan 5 Japan Maritime Self Defense Force 1953 1968 Edit For other ships with the same name see Japanese ship Kashi Reverting to her former name Pasco lay idle in the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Yokosuka until loaned to Japan in 1953 entering service in the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as JDS Kashi PF 3 かし PF 3 live oak 6 Kashi was redesignated PF 283 on 1 September 1957 6 The United States struck the ship from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 December 1961 and transferred her to Japan outright in 1964 Kashi was decommissioned on 30 June 1967 reclassified as an auxiliary stock craft YAC and renamed YAC 12 She was returned to US custody on 18 March 1968 2 6 Republic of Korea Navy 1969 Edit The United States transferred the ship to South Korea in 1969 and the Republic of Korea Navy cannibalized her for spare parts for its other Tacoma class patrol frigates In April 1969 the ship was converted to a floating pier Her final disposition is unknown 2 Notes Edit a b According to Russell Richard A Project Hula Secret Soviet American Cooperation in the War Against Japan Washington D C Naval Historical Center 1997 ISBN 0 945274 35 1 which includes access to Soviet era records unavailable during the Cold War Project Hula ships were commissioned into the Soviet Navy simultaneously with their transfer from the U S Navy see photo captions on p 24 regarding the transfers of various large infantry landing craft LCI L s and information on p 27 about the transfer of USS Coronado which Russell says typified the transfer process As sources Russell cites Department of the Navy Ships Data U S Naval Vessels Volume II 1 January 1949 NAVSHIPS 250 012 Washington DC Bureau of Ships 1949 and Berezhnoi S S Flot SSSR Korabli i suda lendliza Spravochnik The Soviet Navy Lend Lease Ships and Vessels A Reference St Petersburg Russia Belen 1994 a b The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Pasco article states that the Soviet Union returned Pasco in 1950 and NavSource Online Frigate Photo Archive Pasco PF 6 ex PG 114 and hazegray org Pasco repeat this However Russell Richard A Project Hula Secret Soviet American Cooperation in the War Against Japan Washington D C Naval Historical Center 1997 ISBN 0 945274 35 1 pp 38 39 which includes access to Soviet era records unavailable during the Cold War reports that the Soviet Union returned 27 patrol frigates transferred in Project Hula including Pasco during October and November 1949 As sources Russell cites Department of the Navy Ships Data U S Naval Vessels Volume II 1 January 1949 NAVSHIPS 250 012 Washington DC Bureau of Ships 1949 and Berezhnoi S S Flot SSSR Korabli i suda lendliza Spravochnik The Soviet Navy Lend Lease Ships and Vessels A Reference St Petersburg Russia Belen 1994 References Edit a b Kaiser No 4 2014 a b c d Navsource a b DANFS 2015 a b Russell 1997 p 39 Russell 1997 pp 37 39 a b c The Naval Database Bibliography Edit Pasco Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Naval History and Heritage Command 18 August 2015 Retrieved 9 November 2018 This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Kaiser Permanente No 4 Richmond CA ShipbuildingHistory com 5 February 2014 Retrieved 9 November 2018 Pasco PF 6 Navsource org Retrieved 9 November 2018 Russell Richard A 1997 Project Hula Secret Soviet American Cooperation in the War Against Japan Washington D C Naval Historical Center ISBN 0 945274 35 1 The Naval Database JMSDF Kusu class patrol frigate PF283 Kashi in Japanese Retrieved 22 September 2014 External links EditPhoto gallery of USS Pasco at NavSource Naval History hazegray org USS Pasco Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Pasco PF 6 amp oldid 1076094378 Japan Maritime Self Defense Force 1953 1968, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
