ALBUQUERQUE PF 7

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate Ordered as Patrol Gunboat PG-115 Redesignated Patrol Frigate (PF) April 15 1943 Keel Laid as Maritime Commission Contract, (MC hull 1425) (Date unknown) Launched September 14 1943 USS ALBUQUERQUE PF-7 Commissioned December 20 1943 - Decommissioned August 16 1945 EK-16 (Soviet Union Naval Service) Loaned to The Soviet Union August 17 1945 under The Lend-Lease Program Returned to U.S. custody November 15 1949 Laid up in The Pacific Reserve Fleet, Yokosuka USS ALBUQUERQUE PF-7 Recommissioned October 30 1950 - Decommissioned February 28 1953 TOCHI PF-296 (Japanese Naval Service) Transferred on loan to Japan November 30 1953 Struck from Naval Register December 1 1961 Returned briefly to U.S. Navy custody August 28 1962 Permanently retransferred to Japan August 28 1962 YAC-15 (Japanese Naval Service) Reclassified Auxiliary Stock Vessel (YAC) March 31 1965 Decommissioned March 31 1969 Returned to U.S. custody July 9 1971 Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established January 15 1944 - Disestablished June 26 1945

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-01-03

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Other Information

ALBUQUERQUE earned 3 Battle Stars (Korea)

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Albuquerque,New Mexico

 

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