PASCO PF 6
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
- USS PASCO PF-6 Commissioned April 15 1944 - Decommissioned August 1945
- EK-15 (Soviet Union Naval Service) Leased to Soviet Union August 17 1945
- KASHI PF-283 (Japanese Naval Service) Loaned to Japan May 16 1953 and renamed
- KASHI YAC-12 (Japanese Naval Service) Reclassified Auxiliary Stock Craft (YAC)
Originally authorized as Patrol Gunboat PG-114
Redesignated Patrol Frigate (PF) April 15 1943
Keel Laid July 7 1943 - Launched August 17 1943
Struck from Naval Register December 1 1961
Returned to U.S. custody July 14 1950
Transferred to Japan 1964
Decommissioned June 30 1967
Returned to U.S. custody March 18 1968
Transferred to South Korea April 1 1969 for parts
Converted to floating pier
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- Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
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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image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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NO PASCO POSTMARKS |
DATE FROM
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Note:
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USPS Pictorial |
1994-10-15 |
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No Image |
Note: Commissioning was April 15 1944, this cover commemorates the 50th anniversary of when she assigned to the Alaska Sea Frontier (Escort Division 27)
Cachetmaker - Rich Hoffner
Other Information
NAMESAKE - The city of Pasco, Washington
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