Gulfport (PF-20), a frigate, originally classified PG-128, was launched on 21 August 1943, at the American Ship Building Company in Cleveland, Ohio, sponsored by Mrs. John C. Chambers; and commissioned at Gulfport, Mississippi, on 16 September 1944.
Service history
Gulfport underwent shakedown at Bermuda, and then returned to Norfolk, Virginia, for training on 2 December 1944. The frigate was soon active as a convoy escort, however, departing with her first convoy from Norfolk to Oran, Algeria, on 18 December. She continued on this vital duty between Algeria and the United States until VE day.
Scheduled for conversion to a weather ship, Gulfport entered the New York Navy Yard on 5 July 1945. Upon completion, she was assigned to the Pacific Fleet, sailing via the Panama Canal and Pearl Harbor to her new home port of Adak, Alaska, where she arrived on 16 September 1945. Gulfport performed weather duties so singularly important in the movements of both ships and aircraft in the Pacific area until decommissioning on 28 May 1946 at Seattle, Washington.
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gulfport, other, ships, with, same, name, gulfport, tacoma, class, frigate, second, ship, united, states, navy, named, gulfport, mississippi, historyunited, statesnamegulfportnamesakecity, gulfport, mississippibuilderamerican, ship, building, company, lorain, . For other ships with the same name see USS Gulfport USS Gulfport PF 20 a Tacoma class frigate was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Gulfport Mississippi HistoryUnited StatesNameGulfportNamesakeCity of Gulfport MississippiBuilderAmerican Ship Building Company Lorain OhioLaunched21 August 1943Commissioned16 September 1944Decommissioned28 May 1946Stricken19 June 1946FateSold for scrapping 13 November 1947General 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 11 in 11 56 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 References 4 External linksConstruction EditGulfport PF 20 a frigate originally classified PG 128 was launched on 21 August 1943 at the American Ship Building Company in Cleveland Ohio sponsored by Mrs John C Chambers and commissioned at Gulfport Mississippi on 16 September 1944 Service history EditGulfport underwent shakedown at Bermuda and then returned to Norfolk Virginia for training on 2 December 1944 The frigate was soon active as a convoy escort however departing with her first convoy from Norfolk to Oran Algeria on 18 December She continued on this vital duty between Algeria and the United States until VE day Scheduled for conversion to a weather ship Gulfport entered the New York Navy Yard on 5 July 1945 Upon completion she was assigned to the Pacific Fleet sailing via the Panama Canal and Pearl Harbor to her new home port of Adak Alaska where she arrived on 16 September 1945 Gulfport performed weather duties so singularly important in the movements of both ships and aircraft in the Pacific area until decommissioning on 28 May 1946 at Seattle Washington Her name was struck from the Navy List on 19 June 1946 and she was sold to Zidell Ship Dismantling Company for scrap on 13 November 1947 at Seattle References 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 Gulfport at NavSource Naval History hazegray org USS Gulfport Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Gulfport PF 20 amp oldid 1093221795, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
