USS Lodestone
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Lodestone |
| Builder | Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland |
| Laid down | 27 May 1943 |
| Launched | 30 September 1943 |
| Commissioned | 10 July 1944 |
| Decommissioned | May 1946 |
| Renamed | Lodestone, 1 February 1955 |
| Reclassified | YDG-8, 23 December 1943 |
| Stricken | 21 February 1975 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1 May 1976 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 640 long tons (650 t) |
| Length | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 65 |
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USS Lodestone (ADG-8) was a
patrol craft escort (PCE-876), she was laid down on 27 May 1943 by the Albina Engine & Machine Works of Portland, Oregon
; launched 30 September 1943; reclassified YDG-8 on 23 December 1943; and commissioned 10 July 1944.
Service history
After shakedown YDG-8 departed
Pacific Islands, primarily at Manus and in the Philippines. After the war she returned to the United States and decommissioned in May 1946. She joined the Reserve Fleet and was berthed at San Diego
, California. Reclassified ADG-8 on 1 November 1947, she was named Lodestone on 1 February 1955.
Struck from the
Naval Register
on 21 February 1975, Lodestone was scrapped 1 May 1976.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- "Lodestone". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
- "Lodestone (ADG 8) / ex-YDG-8 / ex-PCE-876". Patrol Craft Escort Photo Archive. Retrieved 5 January 2007.