Emporia (PF-28) was launched on 30 August 1943, at the Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company in Superior, Wisconsin, sponsored by Mrs. George M. Barnaby; placed in service between 12 and 22 June 1944, for passage to Houston, Texas; and commissioned on 7 October 1944.
Service history
Emporia arrived at NS Argentia, Newfoundland, on 3 December 1944, to begin the vitally important duty of relaying weather reports from stations at sea between Newfoundland and Bermuda. Operating primarily in northern latitudes, she accumulated data essential to planning the movement of ships and aircraft throughout the Atlantic. After the close of the war, she continued this duty to aid the movement of troops home from Europe.
On 22 August 1946, Emporia arrived at New Orleans, Louisiana, where on 14 March 1946 she was decommissioned, and immediately recommissioned as a ship of the United States Coast Guard. She was again decommissioned on 28 August 1946, and sold to France on 26 March 1947 for continued weather patrol service. Renamed Le Verrier, she was scrapped in 1958.
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emporia, tacoma, class, frigate, only, ship, united, states, navy, named, city, emporia, kansas, historyunited, statesnameemporianamesakecity, emporia, kansasreclassifiedpf, april, 1943builderwalter, butler, shipbuilding, company, superior, wisconsinlaunched30. USS Emporia PF 28 a Tacoma class frigate was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Emporia Kansas HistoryUnited StatesNameEmporiaNamesakeCity of Emporia KansasReclassifiedPF 28 15 April 1943BuilderWalter Butler Shipbuilding Company Superior WisconsinLaunched30 August 1943Sponsored byMrs George M BarnabyCommissioned7 October 1944Decommissioned14 March 1946FateSold to French Navy 26 March 1947FranceNameLe VerrierAcquired26 March 1947ReclassifiedF716 c 1952FateScrapped 1958General characteristicsClass and typeTacoma class frigateDisplacement1 430 long tons 1 453 t light 2 415 long tons 2 454 t fullLength303 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 2 Service history 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksConstruction EditEmporia PF 28 was launched on 30 August 1943 at the Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company in Superior Wisconsin sponsored by Mrs George M Barnaby placed in service between 12 and 22 June 1944 for passage to Houston Texas and commissioned on 7 October 1944 Service history EditEmporia arrived at NS Argentia Newfoundland on 3 December 1944 to begin the vitally important duty of relaying weather reports from stations at sea between Newfoundland and Bermuda Operating primarily in northern latitudes she accumulated data essential to planning the movement of ships and aircraft throughout the Atlantic After the close of the war she continued this duty to aid the movement of troops home from Europe On 22 August 1946 Emporia arrived at New Orleans Louisiana where on 14 March 1946 she was decommissioned and immediately recommissioned as a ship of the United States Coast Guard She was again decommissioned on 28 August 1946 and sold to France on 26 March 1947 for continued weather patrol service Renamed Le Verrier she was scrapped in 1958 See also EditList of Escorteurs of the French NavyReferences EditThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links EditPhoto gallery of USS Emporia at NavSource Naval History hazegray org USS Emporia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Emporia PF 28 amp oldid 1092739307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
