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|Ship country=USA |
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|Ship flag={{USN flag|1953}} |
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|Ship name=USS ''Charlottesville'' |
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|Ship ordered=as PG-133 |
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|Ship builder= Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company, [[Superior, Wisconsin]] |
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|Ship laid down=12 May 1943 |
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|Ship launched= 30 July 1943 |
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|10 April 1944 |
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|Ship decommissioned= 12 July 1945 |
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|12 July 1945 |
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|Ship reclassified= PF-25, 15 April 1943 |
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|Ship honors=2 [[battle star]]s (World War II) |
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|Ship fate=Loaned to the [[Soviet Union]] 1945-1949<br />Loaned to [[Japan]], 1953-1972 |
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|1,430 tons (light), <br/>2,415 tons (full) |
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|303 ft 11 in (92.6 m) |
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|37 ft 6 in (11.4 m) |
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|Three [[boiler]]s<br>2 × {{convert|5500|SHP|abbr=on}} [[turbine]]s<br>two shafts |
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|Ship fate=Returned to United States, 17 October 1949 |
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|20 [[knot (speed)|knots]] (37 km/h) |
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|Ship flag= [[Image:Naval Ensign of Japan.svg|100x35px|border|Japanese Navy Ensign]] |
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|Ship name= ''Matsu'' (PF-286) |
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|Ship acquired= 14 January 1953 |
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|3 × 3 in/50 AA guns (3x1)<br>4 × 40 mm guns (2x2)<br>9 × 20mm (9x1)<br>1 × Hedgehog projector<br>8 × Y-gun [[depth charge]] projectors<br>2 × depth charge racks |
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|Ship decommissioned= 31 March 1969 |
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|Ship reclassified= YAS-36 (Auxiliary Service Craft), 31 March 1966 |
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|Ship fate= Returned to United States, 12 July 1972 |
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|Ship class= {{sclass|Tacoma|frigate}} |
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|Ship displacement={{convert|1430|LT|t|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} light<br />{{convert|2415|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} full |
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|Ship complement=190 |
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|Ship armament=• 3 × [[3"/50 caliber gun]]s (3×1)<br />• 4 × 40 mm guns (2×2)<br />• 9 × 20 mm guns (9×1)<br />• 1 × [[Hedgehog (weapon)|Hedgehog]] [[anti-submarine mortar]]<br />• 8 × Y-gun [[depth charge]] projectors<br />• 2 × depth charge tracks |
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'''USS ''Charlottesville'' (PF-25)''', a {{sclass|Tacoma|frigate}}, was the only ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for [[Charlottesville, Virginia]]. |
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'''USS ''Charlottesville'' (PF-25)''', a [[Tacoma class frigate|''Tacoma''-class]] [[frigate]], was the only ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for [[Charlottesville, Virginia]]. |
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''Charlottesville'' (PF-25) was launched on 30 July 1943 by [[Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company]] in [[Superior, Wisconsin]], under a [[Maritime Commission]] contract, sponsored by Mrs. J. E. Gleason, wife of the [[mayor]] of Charlottesville; and commissioned on 10 April 1944, with [[Lieutenant]] W. F. Cass, [[USCG]], in command. |
''Charlottesville'' (PF-25) was launched on 30 July 1943 by [[Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company]] in [[Superior, Wisconsin]], under a [[Maritime Commission]] contract, sponsored by Mrs. J. E. Gleason, wife of the [[mayor]] of Charlottesville; and commissioned on 10 April 1944, with [[Lieutenant]] W. F. Cass, [[USCG]], in command. |
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==Service history== |
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Departing [[New York City]] on 18 August 1944, ''Charlottesville'' arrived at [[Finschhafen, New Guinea]], on 29 September by way of [[Bora Bora]] in the [[Society Islands]]. She operated on [[convoy]] [[Escort destroyer|escort]] and [[anti-submarine]] patrol duty between [[New Guinea]] and the [[Philippines]] until 6 March 1945 when she departed [[Leyte Island|Leyte]] for [[Seattle, Washington]], arriving there on 15 June. |
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===World War II, 1944–1945=== |
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Departing [[New York City]] on 18 August 1944, ''Charlottesville'' arrived at [[Finschhafen]], [[New Guinea]], on 29 September by way of [[Bora Bora]] in the [[Society Islands]]. She operated on [[convoy]] [[Escort destroyer|escort]] and [[anti-submarine]] patrol duty between [[New Guinea]] and the [[Philippines]] until 6 March 1945 when she departed [[Leyte Island|Leyte]] for [[Seattle, Washington]], arriving there on 15 June. |
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===Soviet Navy, 1945–1949=== |
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Following the training of [[Russia]]n personnel in the operation of the ship, ''Charlottesville'' was decommissioned on 12 July 1945 and transferred to the [[Soviet Union]] the next day under [[Lend-Lease]]. The ship was returned to [[United States]] custody on 17 October 1949 at [[Yokosuka, Japan]], and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Yokosuka. |
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===Japanese Navy, 1953–1972=== |
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Following the training of [[Russia]]n personnel in the operation of the ship, ''Charlottesville'' was decommissioned on 12 July 1945 and transferred to [[USSR]] the next day under [[lend-lease]]. Returned to [[United States]] custody on 17 October 1949 at [[Yokosuka, Japan]], ''Charlottesville'' was lent to [[Japan]] on 14 January 1953 and renamed ''Matsu''. |
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''Charlottesville'' was lent to [[Japan]] on 14 January 1953 and renamed ''Matsu''. Decommissioned on 31 March 1969, she was returned to U.S. custody on 12 July 1972. Fate unknown. |
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''Charlottesville'' received two [[battle star]]s for service in [[World War II]]. |
''Charlottesville'' received two [[battle star]]s for service in [[World War II]]. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c6/charlottesville.htm}} |
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== External links == |
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* {{navsource|12/08025|USS Charlottesville}} |
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*[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c6/charlottesville.htm history.navy.mil: USS ''Charlottesville''] |
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*[http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/patrol/pf25.htm hazegray.org: USS ''Charlottesville''] |
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*[http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/patrol/pf25.htm hazegray.org: USS ''Charlottesville''] |
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[[Category:United States Navy Virginia-related ships]] |
[[Category:United States Navy Virginia-related ships]] |
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Revision as of 16:11, 30 May 2009
History | |
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USA | |
Name | USS Charlottesville |
Ordered | as PG-133 |
Builder | Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company, Superior, Wisconsin |
Laid down | 12 May 1943 |
Launched | 30 July 1943 |
Commissioned | 10 April 1944 |
Decommissioned | 12 July 1945 |
Reclassified | PF-25, 15 April 1943 |
Honors and awards | 2 battle stars (World War II) |
Fate | list error: <br /> list (help) Loaned to the Soviet Union 1945-1949 Loaned to Japan, 1953-1972 |
History | |
USSR | |
Name | EK-1 |
Acquired | 13 July 1945 |
Fate | Returned to United States, 17 October 1949 |
History | |
Japan | |
Name | Matsu (PF-286) |
Acquired | 14 January 1953 |
Decommissioned | 31 March 1969 |
Reclassified | YAS-36 (Auxiliary Service Craft), 31 March 1966 |
Fate | Returned to United States, 12 July 1972 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Tacoma-class frigate |
Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 1,430 long tons (1,453 t) light 2,415 long tons (2,454 t) full |
Length | 303 ft 11 in (92.63 m) |
Beam | 37 ft 11 in (11.56 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) |
Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 × 5,500 shp (4,101 kW) turbines 3 boilers 2 shafts |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 190 |
Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) • 3 × 3"/50 caliber guns (3×1) • 4 × 40 mm guns (2×2) • 9 × 20 mm guns (9×1) • 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar • 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors • 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Charlottesville (PF-25), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charlottesville, Virginia.
Charlottesville (PF-25) was launched on 30 July 1943 by Walter Butler Shipbuilding Company in Superior, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, sponsored by Mrs. J. E. Gleason, wife of the mayor of Charlottesville; and commissioned on 10 April 1944, with Lieutenant W. F. Cass, USCG, in command.
Service history
World War II, 1944–1945
Departing New York City on 18 August 1944, Charlottesville arrived at Finschhafen, New Guinea, on 29 September by way of Bora Bora in the Society Islands. She operated on convoy escort and anti-submarine patrol duty between New Guinea and the Philippines until 6 March 1945 when she departed Leyte for Seattle, Washington, arriving there on 15 June.
Soviet Navy, 1945–1949
Following the training of Russian personnel in the operation of the ship, Charlottesville was decommissioned on 12 July 1945 and transferred to the Soviet Union the next day under Lend-Lease. The ship was returned to United States custody on 17 October 1949 at Yokosuka, Japan, and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Yokosuka.
Japanese Navy, 1953–1972
Charlottesville was lent to Japan on 14 January 1953 and renamed Matsu. Decommissioned on 31 March 1969, she was returned to U.S. custody on 12 July 1972. Fate unknown.
Charlottesville received two battle stars for service in World War II.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Charlottesville at NavSource Naval History
- hazegray.org: USS Charlottesville