USS Sausalito
Republic of Korea, c. 1952, Yokosuka , Japan.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Sausalito |
Namesake | City of Sausalito , California |
Ordered | as a MCE hull 1422[1] |
Builder | Permanente Metals Richmond Shipyard #4, Richmond, California |
Yard number | 47[1] |
Laid down | 7 April 1943 |
Reclassified | Patrol Frigate (PF), 15 April 1943 |
Launched | 20 July 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Richard Shaler |
Commissioned | 4 March 1944 |
Decommissioned | 16 August 1945 |
Identification |
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Fate | Transferred to Soviet Navy, 16 August 1945 |
Stricken | 1 September 1972 |
Soviet Union | |
Name | EK-16 |
Acquired | 16 August 1945 |
Commissioned | 16 August 1945[a] |
Decommissioned | 1 November 1949 |
Fate | Returned to United States, 1 November 1949 |
United States | |
Name | Sausalito |
Acquired | Returned by Soviet Navy, 1 November 1949 |
Recommissioned | 15 September 1950 |
Decommissioned | 9 June 1952 |
Honors and awards | 6 battle stars, Korean War |
Fate | Transferred to Republic of Korea Navy, 4 September 1952 |
South Korean frigate ROKS Imchin (PF-66), the former USS Sausalito (PF-4)
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South Korea | |
Name | Imchin |
Acquired | 4 September 1952 |
Identification | Hull symbol: PF-66 |
Fate | Scrapped 1973 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | patrol frigates |
Displacement | |
Length | 303 ft 11 in (92.63 m) |
Beam | 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 20.3 kn (37.6 km/h; 23.4 mph) |
Complement | 190 |
Armament |
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USS Sausalito (PF-4), was a
Construction and commissioning
Sausalito was
Service history
After
Following the completion of training for her Soviet crew, Sausalito was
In February 1946, the United States began negotiations for the return of ships loaned to the Soviet Union for use during World War II. On 8 May 1947,
Reverting to her original name, Sausalito was placed in
Between February and May 1951, Sausalito's assignments included escorting the battleship Missouri on her shore bombardment station, blockade patrols, shore bombardment on the east coast of North Korea from Wonsan to Chongjin, and harbor control duty at Wonsan, broken by periods of upkeep at Sasebo and Yokosuka, Japan. Between June and August 1951, she escorted underway replenishment groups off the Korean coast.[3]
After
On 4 September 1952, the United States transferred the ship, on loan, to the
Imchin was scrapped in 1973.[2]
Awards
The US Navy awarded Sausalito six
Notes
- ^ large infantry landing craft (LCI(L)s) and information on p. 27 about the transfer of USS Coronado (PF-38), which Russell says typified the transfer process. As sources, Russell cites Department of the Navy, Ships Data: U.S. Naval Vessels Volume II, 1 January 1949, (NAVSHIPS 250-012), Washington, DC: Bureau of Ships, 1949; and Berezhnoi, S. S., Flot SSSR: Korabli i suda lendliza: Spravochnik ("The Soviet Navy: Lend-Lease Ships and Vessels: A Reference"), St. Petersburg, Russia: Belen, 1994.
References
Bibliography
- "Sausalito". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 1 November 2018. 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 1 November 2018.
- "Sausalito (PF 4)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- Russell, Richard A. (1997). Project Hula: Secret Soviet-American Cooperation in the War Against Japan. Washington, D.C.: ISBN 0-945274-35-1.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Sausalito at NavSource Naval History
- hazegray.org: USS Sausalito