LONG BEACH PF 34

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 Keel Laid March 19 1943 as Patrol Gunboat PG-142 Reclassified Patrol Frigate (PF) April 15 1943 Launched May 5 1943 USS LONG BEACH PF-34 Commissioned September 8 1943 - Decommissioned July 12 1945 EK-2 (Soviet Union Naval Service) Leased to the Soviet Union July 12 1945 and renamed Returned to U.S. custody at Yokosuka, Japan 1949 JDS SHII PF-17 (Japanese Naval Service) Loaned to Japan November 30 1953 and renamed JDS SHII PF-297 (Japanese Naval Service) Redesignated September 1 1957 Name LONG BEACH canceled February 15 1957 to be assigned to CGN-9 Struck from Naval Register December 1 1961 Transferred outright to Japan August 28 1962 Was to be decommissioned January 1967 JDS YAS-44 (Japanese Naval Service) Reclassified Auxiliary Service Craft March 31 1967 Decommissioned March 31 1968 Returned to U.S. custody July 12 1971 Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Locy Type 2z

1944-10-17

Censored Sailor's mail

 

Other Information

LONG BEACH received four battle stars for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - Cities in California and New York

There has been three ships of the US Navy named LONG BEACH - USS Long Beach AK 9, USS Long Beach PF 34 and USS Long Beach CGN 9.

 

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