Casper sailed from San Francisco, California, on 30 September 1944, for a weather patrol out of Seattle, Washington, returning to San Francisco, 6 November. From this base, she operated as plane guard, and on weather patrol, performing these vital functions between the mainland and Pearl Harbor. During the organizing conference of the United Nations at San Francisco, which began 25 April 1945, Casper made two security patrols off the Farallon Islands.[3]
Casper cleared San Francisco, on 4 April 1946, for Charleston, South Carolina, where she was decommissioned on 16 May 1946. The patrol frigate was sold 20 May 1947.[3]
"Kaiser Permanente No. 4, Richmond CA". ShipbuildingHistory.com. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
"Casper (PF 12)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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Photo gallery of USS Casper at NavSource Naval History
hazegray.org: USS Casper
January 01, 1970
casper, tacoma, class, patrol, frigate, only, ship, united, states, navy, named, casper, wyoming, history, united, states, namecasper, namesakecity, casper, wyoming, reclassifiedpatrol, frigate, april, 1943, orderedas, type, hull, hull, 1430, builderpermanente. USS Casper PG 120 PF 12 a Tacoma class patrol frigate was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Casper Wyoming USS Casper PF 12 History United States NameCasper NamesakeCity of Casper Wyoming ReclassifiedPatrol Frigate PF 15 April 1943 Orderedas a Type S2 S2 AQ1 hull MCE hull 1430 1 BuilderPermanente Metals Richmond Shipyard 4 Richmond California Yard number55 1 Laid down17 October 1943 Launched27 December 1943 Commissioned31 March 1944 Decommissioned16 May 1946 IdentificationHull symbol PG 120 Hull symbol PF 12 Call sign NYXV FateSold for scrap 20 May 1947 General characteristics 2 Class and typeTacoma class frigate patrol frigate Displacement1 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 shafts Speed20 3 kn 37 6 km h 23 4 mph Complement190 Armament3 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 2 Service history 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksConstruction editCasper originally classified as patrol gunboat PG 120 was reclassified as a patrol frigate PF 12 on 15 April 1943 She was laid down on 17 October 1943 under a Maritime Commission MARCOM contract MC hull 1430 at the Permanente Metals Richmond Shipyard 4 Richmond California 2 Casper PF 12 was launched on 27 December 1943 sponsored by Mrs E J Spaulding She was commissioned on 31 March 1944 3 Service history editCasper sailed from San Francisco California on 30 September 1944 for a weather patrol out of Seattle Washington returning to San Francisco 6 November From this base she operated as plane guard and on weather patrol performing these vital functions between the mainland and Pearl Harbor During the organizing conference of the United Nations at San Francisco which began 25 April 1945 Casper made two security patrols off the Farallon Islands 3 Casper cleared San Francisco on 4 April 1946 for Charleston South Carolina where she was decommissioned on 16 May 1946 The patrol frigate was sold 20 May 1947 3 References edit a b Kaiser No 4 2014 a b Navsource a b c DANFS Bibliography edit Casper Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Naval History and Heritage Command Retrieved 27 November 2018 nbsp 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 27 November 2018 Casper PF 12 Navsource org Retrieved 27 November 2018 External links editPhoto gallery of USS Casper at NavSource Naval History hazegray org USS Casper Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Casper amp oldid 1202423488, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
