ROCKFORD PF 48

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-156 Reclassified Patrol Frigate (PF) June 25 1943 Keel Laid August 28 1943 - Launched September 27 1943 USS ROCKFORD PF-48 Commissioned March 6 1944 - Decommissioned August 27 1945 EK-20 (Soviet Union Naval Service) Leased to the Soviet Union and renamed Returned to U.S. custody November 1 1949 APNOK 62 (South Korean Naval Service) Transferred to South Korea October 23 1950 and renamed Irreparably damaged (collision) May 21 1952 Returned to U.S. custody September 3 1952 Struck from Naval Register May 26 1952 Sunk as target September 30 1953

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z (variety)

1945-06-27

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu

1945-04-07 to 1945-04-15

Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

ROCKFORD earned two battle stars for World War II service

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Rockford, Illinois

 

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