Flashcards: Weather ships

USCGC Haida (WPG-45) was a 240-foot Tampa-class United States Coast Guard cutter in commission from 1921 until 1947.

USCGC Mojave (WPG-47) was a 240-foot Tampa-class United States Coast Guard cutter in commission from 1921 until 1947.

The second USS Absecon (AVP-23) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1947, converted during construction to serve as a catapult training ship during World War II.

USS Alexandria (PF-18), originally classified PG-126, a Tacoma-class frigate, was the second ship of the United States Navy to hold that name, but it was the first to be named for the city of Alexandria, Virginia.

USS Asterion (AK-100, AK-63, WAK-123) was a Q-ship of the United States Navy named for Asterion, a star in the constellation Canes Venatici.

(For other ships with the same name, see USS Austin.) USS Austin (DE-15), was an Evarts-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy during World War II.

USS Bering Strait (AVP-34) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1946.

USS Biscayne (AVP-11), later AGC-18, was a United States Navy Barnegat-class seaplane tender in commission as a seaplane tender from 1941 to 1943 and as an amphibious force flagship from 1943 to 1946.

USS Beaufort (PF-59) was a Tacoma-class frigate acquired by the United States Navy during World War II.

USS Bangor (PF-16) was a United States Navy Tacoma-class frigate in commission from 1944 to 1946.

The second USS Brunswick (PF-68) was a United States Navy Tacoma-class frigate in commission from 1944 to 1946.

The third USS Casco (AVP-12) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1941 to 1947.

USS Corpus Christi (PF-44), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Corpus Christi, Texas.

USS Cook Inlet (AVP-36) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1946.

USS Coos Bay (AVP-25) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1946 that saw service during the latter half of World War II.

USS Covington (PF-56), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Covington, Kentucky.

USS Davenport (PF-69), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Davenport, Iowa.

(For other ships with the same name, see USS El Paso.) USS El Paso (PF-41) was a Tacoma-class frigate manned by the United States Coast Guard for the United States Navy.

(For other ships with the same name, see USS Eugene.) USS Eugene (PF-40), a Tacoma-class frigate, originally classified as PG-148, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Eugene, Oregon.

USS Greensboro (PF-101) was a United States Navy Tacoma-class frigate in commission from 1945 to 1946.

USS Grand Rapids (PF-31), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Grand Rapids, Michigan.

USS Gulfport (PF-20), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Gulfport, Mississippi.

USS Hissem (DE-400/DER-400) was an Edsall class destroyer escort of the United States Navy.

USS Hingham (PF-30), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Hingham, Massachusetts.

USS Humboldt (AVP-21) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1941 to 1947 that served in the Atlantic during World War II.

USS Hutchinson (PF-45), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Hutchinson, Kansas.

USS Key West (PF-17), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Key West, Florida.

USS Knoxville (PF-64), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Knoxville, Tennessee.

The second USS Mackinac (AVP-13) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1942 to 1947 that saw service during World War II.

USS Manhasset (AG-47/YAG-8) – later known as USCGC Manhasset (WIX-276) – was a commercial cargo ship leased by the U.

USS Manitowoc (PF-61), a Tacoma-class frigate in commission from 1944 to, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

USS Lowe (DE-325) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U.

USS Matagorda (AVP-22/AG-122) (/ˈmætəˈɡɔərdə/) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class seaplane tender in commission from 1941 to 1946 that saw service in World War II.

USS Menemsha (AG-39) was a cargo ship acquired by the U.

USS Milledgeville (PF-94), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Milledgeville, Georgia.

USS Muskegon (PF-24), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Muskegon, a city on Michigan's west coast.

USS Nucleus (AM-268) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II and in commission from 1943 to 1945.

(For other ships with the same name, see USS New Bedford.) USS New Bedford (PF-71), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for New Bedford, Massachusetts.

(For other ships with the same name, see USS Peoria.) USS Peoria (PF-67), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named after Peoria, Illinois.

USS Palisade (AM-270) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II and in commission from 1944 to 1945.

USS Penetrate (AM-271) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II and in commission from 1944 to 1945.

USS Rockaway (AVP-29), later AG-123, was a United States Navy Barnegat-class seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1946.

The first USS Shreveport (PG-131/PF-23) was a Tacoma-class frigate of the United States Navy.

USS Unimak (AVP-31) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1946 that saw service in World War II.

USS Uniontown (PF-65), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

USS Wachapreague (AGP-8) was a motor torpedo boat tender in commission in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946, seeing service in the latter part of World War II.

USS Van Buren (PF-42), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the second ship of the United States Navy to hold this name.

The second USS Willoughby (AGP-9) was a motor torpedo boat tender that served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946, seeing service in the later stages of World War II.

USS Yakutat (AVP-32) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1946.

USS Woonsocket (PF-32), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

USCGC Taney (WPG/WAGC/WHEC-37) (/ˈtɔːni/) is a United States Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter, notable as the last ship floating that fought in the attack on Pearl Harbor, although Taney was actually moored in nearby Honolulu Harbor not Pearl Harbor itself.

Coburg was a fishing trawler that was built in 1938 and requisitoned by the Kriegsmarine in 1940.

Hermann was a Kriegsmarine weather ship that was built in 1929 as the fishing trawler J.

Hessen was a Kriegsmarine weather ship that was built in 1939 as the sealer Sachsen.

Sea Cloud is a sailing cruise ship of the Sea Cloud Cruises line.

MS Polarfront was a Norwegian weather ship located in the North Atlantic.

Carl J. Busch was a fishing trawler that was built as Grohm in 1925 by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik AG, Hamburg for the Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG.

USS Orlando (PF-99) was a Tacoma-class frigate that served during World War II.

The second USS Barataria (AVP-33) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1946.

USS Chincoteague (AVP-24) was a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1946 that saw service in the Pacific during World War II.

USS Castle Rock (AVP-35) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1946 which saw service in the late months of World War II.

USS Half Moon (AVP-26) was a seaplane tender that in commission in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 that saw service in the latter half of World War II.

The Kaiyō No. 1-class oceanographic research ship (第一海洋型海洋観測船, Daiichi Kaiyō-gata Kaiyō-kansokusen) was a class of oceanographic research ship/weather ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II.

Kehdingen was a fishing trawler that was built in 1929 as Volkswohl.

August Wriedt was a weather ship that was built in 1929 as the fishing vessel Dolly Kühling.

Sachsenwald was a weather ship of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during the Second World War.

Adolf Vinnen was a weather ship that was built in 1929 as the fishing vessel Gustav Adolf Kühling.

Fritz Homann was a fishing trawler that was built in 1930 by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, Wesermünde for Grundmann & Gröschel.

Hinrich Freese was a fishing trawler built in 1930 by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG for the Hanseatische Hochseefisherei AG.

USS Callao (IX-205), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Callao, a seaport in Peru.

USS Muskeget (AG-48) – originally USS YAG-9 – was a former commercial cargo ship acquired by the United States Navy in 1941 for use during World War II.

Scotia was a barque that was built in 1872 as the Norwegian whaler Hekla.

USS Reading (PF-66), a Tacoma-class frigate, originally classified as PG-174, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Reading, Pennsylvania.

The Lauenburg was a German weather ship used in the early years of the Second World War to provide weather reports for German shipping, particularly German U-boats.

USS Forsyth (PF-102) was a United States Navy Tacoma-class frigate in commission from 1945 to 1946 which saw service in the final months of World War II and the first months of the postwar period.

HMS St Brides Bay was a Bay-class anti-aircraft frigate of the British Royal Navy, named for St Brides Bay in Pembrokeshire.

HMS Zanzibar (K596) was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom that served during World War II.