In September 1944, El Paso joined the screen of the forces landing at Morotai, then operated between this newly won base and New Guinea during the buildup for the invasion of the Philippines. On 29 October, nine days after the initial landings, El Paso arrived at Leyte for patrol and screen duty. She returned to New Guinea in November to bombard Sarmi Point and Mount Makko on the 11th, then was assigned to escort duty between New Guinea and the Philippines until the year's end.
El Paso departed Humboldt Bay (Hollandia) on 6 January 1945, and sailed to New York for overhaul during which she was converted to a weather ship. Her conversion was interrupted by a convoy escort voyage to Oran, Algeria, in April and May 1945.
When World War II ended, the frigate was on the way back to the Pacific, and arriving at Leyte on 23 September, served as a weather station ship in the Philippines until 16 April 1946. She returned to the west coast, was decommissioned at Seattle, Washington, on 18 July 1946, and sold on 14 October 1947.
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paso, other, ships, with, same, name, paso, tacoma, class, frigate, manned, united, states, coast, guard, united, states, navy, named, after, paso, city, situated, western, texas, along, border, with, mexico, mexican, state, chihuahua, historyunited, statesnam. For other ships with the same name see USS El Paso USS El Paso PF 41 was a Tacoma class frigate manned by the United States Coast Guard for the United States Navy She was named after El Paso a city situated in Western Texas and along the border with New Mexico and the Mexican state of Chihuahua HistoryUnited StatesNameEl PasoNamesakeCity of El Paso TexasBuilderConsolidated Steel Corporation Wilmington CaliforniaLaunched16 July 1943Commissioned1 December 1943Decommissioned18 July 1946Honors andawards3 battle stars World War II FateSold for scrapping 14 October 1947General characteristicsClass and typeTacoma class frigateDisplacement2 230 long tons 2 266 t Length303 ft 11 in 92 63 m Beam37 ft 6 in 11 43 m Draft12 ft 8 in 3 86 m Propulsion2 shaft Vertical Triple Expansion turbines 3 boilers 2 shaftsSpeed20 knots 37 km h 23 mph Range9 500 nmi 17 600 km at 12 kn 22 km h 14 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 depth charge projectors 2 Depth charge tracksEl Paso was launched on 16 July 1943 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Ltd in Wilmington California under a Maritime Commission contract sponsored by Mrs J L Kaster and commissioned on 1 December 1943 Service history EditSailing from San Diego California on 20 February 1944 El Paso arrived at Milne Bay New Guinea on 4 April after training at Pearl Harbor and convoy escort duty to the Gilberts and Espiritu Santo en route The frigate patrolled in the New Guinea area and carried out several bombardment missions On 25 May she shelled enemy positions at Maffin Bay and 2 days later in company with two destroyer escorts bombarded Wakde Island On the night of 14 June she provided fire support at Aitape and on the 25th blasted the edge of the airfield on Wakde Island The next mission was a combination scouting salvage and rescue work at Pagan and Fanildo Islands on 25 August In September 1944 El Paso joined the screen of the forces landing at Morotai then operated between this newly won base and New Guinea during the buildup for the invasion of the Philippines On 29 October nine days after the initial landings El Paso arrived at Leyte for patrol and screen duty She returned to New Guinea in November to bombard Sarmi Point and Mount Makko on the 11th then was assigned to escort duty between New Guinea and the Philippines until the year s end El Paso departed Humboldt Bay Hollandia on 6 January 1945 and sailed to New York for overhaul during which she was converted to a weather ship Her conversion was interrupted by a convoy escort voyage to Oran Algeria in April and May 1945 When World War II ended the frigate was on the way back to the Pacific and arriving at Leyte on 23 September served as a weather station ship in the Philippines until 16 April 1946 She returned to the west coast was decommissioned at Seattle Washington on 18 July 1946 and sold on 14 October 1947 El Paso received Five battle stars for World War II service Sources EditThe Coast Guard at War Transports and Escorts Vol V No 1 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1922 1946 London Conway Maritime Press 1992 pp 148 149 USCG Home Website This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here Vol II pp 345 346 External links EditPhoto gallery of USS El Paso at NavSource Naval History hazegray org USS El Paso Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS El Paso PF 41 amp oldid 1135234639, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
