EVANSVILLE PF 70

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-178
Redesignated Patrol Frigate (PF) April 15 1943
Keel Laid August 28 1943 - Launched November 27 1943


1. USS EVANSVILLE PF-70
   Commissioned December 4 1944 - Decommissioned September 9 1945
   
   
2. EK-28 (Soviet Union Naval Service)
   Transferred to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease Program September 4 1945
   Soviet custody assumed September 10 1945
   Returned to U.S. Custody 1949
   Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, Yokosuka
   
   
3. USS EVANSVILLE PF-70
   Recommissioned July 29 1950 - Decommissioned February 28 1953
   
   
4. KEYAKI PF-295 (Japanese Naval Service)
   Transferred to Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force October 31 1953
   
   
5. KEYAKI YAC-21 (Japanese Naval Service)
   Reclassified Auxiliary Stock Vessel (YAC) March 31 1970
   Decommissioned March 31 1976
   Returned to U.S. custody October 15 1976
   
   Scrapped 1977

Naval Covers

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1. 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 name and/or commissioning period. 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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1st Commissioning December 4 1944 to September 9 1945

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-01-16

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Evansville, Indiana

 

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