After shakedown and training, Everett steamed north to Adak, Territory of Alaska, arriving there on 22 April 1944, and began 16 months of patrol and escort duty in the Aleutian Islands.[3] Selected for transfer to the Soviet Navy in Project Hula – a secret program for the transfer of U.S. Navy ships to the Soviet Navy at Cold Bay, Alaska, in anticipation of the Soviet Union joining the war against Japan – she then proceeded to Cold Bay in the summer of 1945 and began training her new Soviet crew.[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-15 among them. Negotiations for the return of the ships were protracted, but on 15 November 1949 the Soviet Union finally returned EK-15 to the U.S. Navy at Yokosuka, Japan.[5]
U.S. Navy, Korean War, 1950–1953
Reverting to her original name, Everett was given an extensive overhaul at Yokosuka, where she was recommissioned on 26 July 1950, for service during the Korean War. Assigned to primary duty as station ship at Hong Kong, she also joined the United Nations Blockading and Escort Force in operations off both coasts of Korea. On 3 July 1951, while bombarding Wonsan, North Korea, Everett was hit by fire from a shore battery; one man was killed and seven were wounded, but damage to the ship was light.[3]
On 10 March 1953, Everett was decommissioned at Yokosuka and lent to Japan, entering service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as JDS Kiri (PF-11) (きり (PF-11), "paulownia").[6]Kiri was redesignated PF-291 on 1 September 1957.[6] The United States struck her from the Navy List on 1 December 1961. She was reclassified as an "auxiliary stock craft" (YAC) and renamed YAC-20 on 31 March 1970.[6] Decommissioned on 1 October 1975, she was returned to the United States on 22 January 1976 for disposal and subsequently scrapped.[2]
Awards
The US Navy awarded Everett four battle stars for her Korean War service.[3]
Notes
^ abNavSource Online: Frigate Photo Archive Everett (PF 8) ex-PG-116 states that Everett was transferred to the Soviet Navy on 17 August 1945, but the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting ShipsEverett article states that Everett was transferred on 16 August 1945 and hazegray.org Everett repeats this. 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, p. 39, which includes access to Soviet-era records unavailable during the Cold War, also reports that the transfer date was 16 August 1945. 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.
^ 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(PF-38), 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.
^ abNavSource Online: Frigate Photo Archive Everett (PF 8) ex-PG-116 states that Everett was named EK-17 in Soviet service, but 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, p. 39, which includes access to Soviet-era records unavailable during the Cold War, reports that the ship's Soviet name was EK-15. 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.
"Kaiser Permanente No. 4, Richmond CA". ShipbuildingHistory.com. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
"Everett (PF 8)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
Russell, Richard A. (1997). Project Hula: Secret Soviet-American Cooperation in the War Against Japan. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center. ISBN0-945274-35-1.
"The Naval Database: JMSDF Kusu class patrol frigate (PF291) Kiri" (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 September 2014.
External links
Photo gallery of USS Everett at NavSource Naval History
hazegray.org: USS Everett
January 29, 2023
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USS Everett PG 116 PF 8 a Tacoma class patrol frigate in commission from 1944 to 1945 and from 1950 to 1953 thus far has been the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Everett Washington She also served in the Soviet Navy as EK 15 and in the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as JDS Kiri PF 11 PF 291 YAC 20 USS Everett PF 8 HistoryUnited StatesNameEverettNamesakeCity of Everett WashingtonReclassifiedPatrol Frigate PF 15 April 1943Orderedas a Type S2 S2 AQ1 hull MCE hull 1426 1 BuilderPermanente Metals Richmond Shipyard 4 Richmond CaliforniaYard number51 1 Laid down31 July 1943Launched29 September 1943Sponsored byMrs Cornelia M FitchCommissioned22 January 1944Decommissioned16 August 1945Stricken1 December 1961IdentificationHull symbol PG 116 Hull symbol PF 8 Call sign NGBYFateTransferred to Soviet Navy 16 August 1945 a Soviet UnionNameEK 15 c Acquired16 August 1945Commissioned16 August 1945 b Decommissioned16 October 1949FateReturned to United States 16 October 1949United StatesNameAlbuquerqueAcquired16 October 1949Recommissioned26 July 1950Decommissioned10 May 1953Honors andawards4 battle stars for Korean War serviceFateTransferred to Japan Maritime Self Defense Force 30 November 1953JapanNameKiriAcquiredMarch 1953Decommissioned1 October 1975RenamedYAC 20 31 March 1970ReclassifiedAuxiliary stock craft YAC 31 March 1970IdentificationHull symbol PF 291 YAC 20FateReturned to United States 22 January 1976 and scrappedGeneral characteristics 2 Class and typeTacoma class frigate patrol frigateDisplacement1 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 U S Navy Korean War 1950 1953 2 4 Japan Maritime Self Defense Force 1953 1976 3 Awards 4 Notes 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksConstruction and commissioning EditOriginally classified as a patrol gunboat PG 116 Everett was reclassified as a patrol frigate PF 8 on 15 April 1943 She was laid down under a Maritime Commission MARCOM contract MC hull 1426 at the Permanente Metals Richmond Shipyard 4 Richmond California 2 Everett was launched on 29 September 1943 sponsored by Mrs Cornelia M Fitch and was commissioned on 22 January 1944 3 Service history EditU S Navy World War II 1944 1945 Edit After shakedown and training Everett steamed north to Adak Territory of Alaska arriving there on 22 April 1944 and began 16 months of patrol and escort duty in the Aleutian Islands 3 Selected for transfer to the Soviet Navy in Project Hula a secret program for the transfer of U S Navy ships to the Soviet Navy at Cold Bay Alaska in anticipation of the Soviet Union joining the war against Japan she then 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 Everett was decommissioned on 16 August 1945 at Cold Bay and transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend Lease immediately a along with her sister ships Tacoma PF 3 Sausalito PF 4 Hoquiam PF 5 Pasco PF 6 and Albuquerque PF 7 Commissioned into the Soviet Navy immediately b Everett was designated as a storozhevoi korabl escort ship and renamed EK 15 c 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 15 among them Negotiations for the return of the ships were protracted but on 15 November 1949 the Soviet Union finally returned EK 15 to the U S Navy at Yokosuka Japan 5 U S Navy Korean War 1950 1953 Edit Reverting to her original name Everett was given an extensive overhaul at Yokosuka where she was recommissioned on 26 July 1950 for service during the Korean War Assigned to primary duty as station ship at Hong Kong she also joined the United Nations Blockading and Escort Force in operations off both coasts of Korea On 3 July 1951 while bombarding Wonsan North Korea Everett was hit by fire from a shore battery one man was killed and seven were wounded but damage to the ship was light 3 Japan Maritime Self Defense Force 1953 1976 Edit For other ships with the same name see Japanese ship Kiri On 10 March 1953 Everett was decommissioned at Yokosuka and lent to Japan entering service with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as JDS Kiri PF 11 きり PF 11 paulownia 6 Kiri was redesignated PF 291 on 1 September 1957 6 The United States struck her from the Navy List on 1 December 1961 She was reclassified as an auxiliary stock craft YAC and renamed YAC 20 on 31 March 1970 6 Decommissioned on 1 October 1975 she was returned to the United States on 22 January 1976 for disposal and subsequently scrapped 2 Awards EditThe US Navy awarded Everett four battle stars for her Korean War service 3 Notes Edit a b NavSource Online Frigate Photo Archive Everett PF 8 ex PG 116 states that Everett was transferred to the Soviet Navy on 17 August 1945 but the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Everett article states that Everett was transferred on 16 August 1945 and hazegray org Everett repeats this 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 p 39 which includes access to Soviet era records unavailable during the Cold War also reports that the transfer date was 16 August 1945 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 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 PF 38 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 NavSource Online Frigate Photo Archive Everett PF 8 ex PG 116 states that Everett was named EK 17 in Soviet service but 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 p 39 which includes access to Soviet era records unavailable during the Cold War reports that the ship s Soviet name was EK 15 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 Navsource a b c d DANFS 2015 a b Russell 1997 p 39 Russell 1997 pp 37 39 a b c The Naval Database Bibliography Edit Everett PF 8 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Naval History and Heritage Command 8 June 2015 Retrieved 13 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 Everett PF 8 Navsource org Retrieved 13 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 PF291 Kiri in Japanese Retrieved 22 September 2014 External links EditPhoto gallery of USS Everett at NavSource Naval History hazegray org USS Everett Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Everett PF 8 amp oldid 1076094291 Japan Maritime Self Defense Force 1953 1976, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
