Sandusky was decommissioned on 12 July 1945 at Cold Bay and transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease immediately[2] along with nine of her sister ships, the first group of patrol frigates transferred to the Soviet Navy. Commissioned into the Soviet Navy immediately,[3]Sandusky was designated as a storozhevoi korabl ("escort ship") and renamed EK-7[4] in Soviet service. On 15 July 1945, EK-7 departed Cold Bay in company with nine of her sister ships – EK-1 (ex-Charlottesville), EK-2 (ex-Long Beach), EK-3 (ex-Belfast), EK-4 (ex-Machias), EK-5 (ex-San Pedro), EK-6 (ex-Glendale), EK-8 (ex-Coronado), EK-9 (ex-Allentown), and EK-10 (ex-USS Ogden(PF-39)) – bound for Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in the Soviet Union. EK-7 served as a patrol vessel in the Soviet Far East.[6]
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-7 among them. Negotiations for the return of the ships were protracted, but on 15 October 1949 the Soviet Union finally returned EK-7 to the U.S. Navy at Yokosuka, Japan.[7]
Reverting to her original name, Sandusky lay idle in the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Yokosuka until the United States loaned her to Japan on 26 February 1953 for service in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as JDS Nire (PF-7) (にれ (PF-7), "elm").[8]Nire was redesignated PF-287 on 1 September 1957.[8] The United States struck her from the Navy list on 1 December 1961 and transferred her outright to Japan on 28 August 1962. In 1969, she was reclassified as an "auxiliary stock craft" (YAC) and renamed YAC-19.[8] Japan returned her to the United States on 31 March 1970 for disposal.
^ abThe Dictionary of American Naval Fighting ShipsSandusky article mentions only the Sandusky River as a namesake, implying that both USS Sandusky(1865) and USS Sandusky (PF-54). Actually, only USS Sandusky of 1865 was named for the river. All Tacoma-class patrol frigates were named after small cities – for example, see 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. 22 – and PF-54 was named after the city of Sandusky, Ohio.
^ abcThe Dictionary of American Naval Fighting ShipsSandusky article states that Sandusky was transferred on 13 July 1945, and NavSource Online: Frigate Photo Archive Sandusky (PF 54) ex-PG-162 and hazegray.org Sandusky 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, p. 39, which includes access to Soviet-era records unavailable during the Cold War, reports that the transfer date was 12 July 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.
^ abThe Dictionary of American Naval Fighting ShipsSandusky article states that Sanduskywas named EK-10 in Soviet service and NavSource Online: Frigate Photo Archive Sandusky (PF 54) ex-PG-162 and hazegray.org Sandusky repeat this, 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-7. 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.
^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. 25.
^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. 27, 39.
^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. 37–38, 39.
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For other ships with the same name see USS Sandusky USS Sandusky PF 54 a Tacoma class frigate in commission from 1944 to 1945 was the second United States Navy ship of the name and the first to be named for Sandusky Ohio 1 She later served in the Soviet Navy as EK 7 and in the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as JDS Nire PF 7 Nire PF 287 and as YAC 19 USS Sandusky PF 54 HistoryUnited StatesNameSanduskyNamesakeCity of Sandusky Ohio 1 ReclassifiedPF 54 15 April 1943BuilderFroemming Brothers Inc Milwaukee WisconsinLaid down8 July 1943Launched5 October 1943Sponsored byMiss Mabel ApelCommissioned18 April 1944Decommissioned12 July 1945Honors andawards2 battle stars World War IIFateTransferred to the Soviet Navy 12 July 1945 2 AcquiredReturned by Soviet Navy 15 October 1949FateTransferred to the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force 26 February 1953Stricken1 December 1961AcquiredReturned by Japan Maritime Self Defense Force 31 March 1970FateScrapped 1970Soviet UnionNameEK 7 4 Acquired12 July 1945 2 Commissioned12 July 1945 3 FateReturned to United States 15 October 1949JapanNameNireAcquired26 February 1953RenamedYAC 19 1969ReclassifiedAuxiliary stock craft YAC 1969FateReturned to United States 31 March 1970 for disposalGeneral 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 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 1970 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksConstruction and commissioning EditSandusky originally classified as a patrol gunboat PG 162 was reclassified as a patrol frigate PF 54 on 15 April 1943 Laid down on 8 July 1943 under a Maritime Commission contract by Froemming Brothers Inc in Milwaukee Wisconsin she was launched on 5 October 1943 sponsored by Miss Mabel Apel and commissioned on 18 April 1944 at New Orleans Louisiana with Lieutenant Commander Thomas R Sargent III USCG in command Service history EditU S Navy World War II 1944 1945 Edit After shakedown at Bermuda and overhaul at Philadelphia Pennsylvania Sandusky departed for the Pacific Ocean on 18 August 1944 escorting a convoy from New York City to Finschhafen and Hollandia New Guinea After completing the long convoy voyage on 2 October 1944 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 the Philippine Islands in support of U S troops occupying the Philippines After escorting a convoy to Lingayen Gulf at Luzon in the Philippines she departed from Leyte on 8 March 1945 for Seattle Washington Following overhaul Machias proceeded to Kodiak in the Territory of Alaska Earmarked for transfer to the Soviet Navy in Project Hula a secret program for the transfer of U S Navy ships to the Soviet Navy in anticipation of the Soviet Union joining the war against Japan Sandusky joined her sister ships USS Charlottesville PF 25 USS Long Beach PF 34 USS Belfast PF 35 USS Glendale PF 36 USS San Pedro PF 37 USS Coronado PF 38 USS Allentown PF 52 and USS Machias PF 53 in getting underway from Kodiak on 13 June 1945 bound for Cold Bay Alaska where they arrived on 14 June 1945 to enter Project Hula Training of Sanduksy s new Soviet Navy crew soon began at Cold Bay 5 Soviet Navy 1945 1949 Edit Sandusky was decommissioned on 12 July 1945 at Cold Bay and transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend Lease immediately 2 along with nine of her sister ships the first group of patrol frigates transferred to the Soviet Navy Commissioned into the Soviet Navy immediately 3 Sandusky was designated as a storozhevoi korabl escort ship and renamed EK 7 4 in Soviet service On 15 July 1945 EK 7 departed Cold Bay in company with nine of her sister ships EK 1 ex Charlottesville EK 2 ex Long Beach EK 3 ex Belfast EK 4 ex Machias EK 5 ex San Pedro EK 6 ex Glendale EK 8 ex Coronado EK 9 ex Allentown and EK 10 ex USS Ogden PF 39 bound for Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky in the Soviet Union EK 7 served as a patrol vessel in the Soviet Far East 6 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 7 among them Negotiations for the return of the ships were protracted but on 15 October 1949 the Soviet Union finally returned EK 7 to the U S Navy at Yokosuka Japan 7 Japan Maritime Self Defense Force 1953 1970 Edit For other ships with the same name see Japanese ship Nire Reverting to her original name Sandusky lay idle in the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Yokosuka until the United States loaned her to Japan on 26 February 1953 for service in the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as JDS Nire PF 7 にれ PF 7 elm 8 Nire was redesignated PF 287 on 1 September 1957 8 The United States struck her from the Navy list on 1 December 1961 and transferred her outright to Japan on 28 August 1962 In 1969 she was reclassified as an auxiliary stock craft YAC and renamed YAC 19 8 Japan returned her to the United States on 31 March 1970 for disposal Awards EditThe U S Navy awarded Sandusky two battle stars for her World War II service References EditThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here a b The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Sandusky article mentions only the Sandusky River as a namesake implying that both USS Sandusky 1865 and USS Sandusky PF 54 Actually only USS Sandusky of 1865 was named for the river All Tacoma class patrol frigates were named after small cities for example see 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 22 and PF 54 was named after the city of Sandusky Ohio a b c The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Sandusky article states that Sandusky was transferred on 13 July 1945 and NavSource Online Frigate Photo Archive Sandusky PF 54 ex PG 162 and hazegray org Sandusky 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 p 39 which includes access to Soviet era records unavailable during the Cold War reports that the transfer date was 12 July 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 The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Sandusky article states that Sanduskywas named EK 10 in Soviet service and NavSource Online Frigate Photo Archive Sandusky PF 54 ex PG 162 and hazegray org Sandusky repeat this 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 7 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 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 25 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 27 39 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 37 38 39 a b c The Naval Database External links EditPhoto gallery of USS Sandusky at NavSource Naval History hazegray org USS Sandusky The Naval Database JMSDF Kusu class patrol frigate PF287 Nire in Japanese Retrieved 22 September 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Sandusky PF 54 amp oldid 1113459240 Japan Maritime Self Defense Force 1953 1970, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
