USS Pasco (PF-6)

USS "Pasco" (PF-6), a "Tacoma"-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Pasco, Washington.

"Pasco" (PF–6) was laid down under Maritime Commission hull 1424, on 7 July 1943 at the Kaiser Cargo Company shipyard in Richmond, California; launched on 17 August 1943, sponsored by Miss Myrna Olson; and commissioned on 15 April 1944.

After shakedown, "Pasco" reported to San Francisco, California, on 25 May, and continued patrol operations in the San Francisco-San Diego area until reporting to Kodiak to join the Alaskan Sea Frontier on 15 October. In January 1945, she returned to Seattle and guarded the northern Pacific coast.

After war-time service, the ship was leased to Russia in August 1945 and continued operations with that country until 1950, when she returned to the United States and went into reserve. Loaned to Japan in 1953, the frigate was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 December 1961. In 1964, the ship was given to Japan and continued to operate with the Japanese as "Kashi" until 1968. Returned to United States custody on 18 March 1968, the ship was transferred to South Korea in 1969 and used for parts. Eventually the ship was converted to a floating pier.

References

External links

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/p2/pasco.htm history.navy.mil: USS "Pasco"]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/08006.htm navsource.org: USS "Pasco"]
* [http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/patrol/pf6.htm hazegray.org: USS "Pasco"]