SAN PEDRO PF 37

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 Authorized as Patrol Gunboat PG-145 Reclassified Patrol Frigate (PF) April 15 1943 Keel Laid April 17 1943 - Launched June 11 1943 USS SAN PEDRO PF-37 Commissioned October 23 1943 - Decommissioned July 12 1945 EK-5 (Soviet Naval Service Transferred to the Soviet Union July 13 1945 and redesignated Returned to U.S. custody October 17 1949 KAYA PF-288 (Japan Defence Force) Transferred to Japan April 2 1953 and renamed Struck from Naval Register December 1 1961 Sold outright to Japan August 28 1962 KAYA YAC-23 Reclassified (Date unknown) Auxiliary Stock Craft (YAC) Decommissioned by Japan April 1 1977 Returned to U.S. custody July 26 1978 Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-05-25

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Other Information

SAN PEDRO earned four battle stars for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of San Pedro, California

 

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