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Asheville, frigit, NASFL, Navy, WWII, Port Everglades
Description
USS Asheville (PF-1) was an Asheville-class patrol frigate of the United States Navy that served during World War II.
She was launched on 22 August 1942 but due to a lack of American vessels for convoy protection she was transferred to the United States Navy prior to completion. On 1 December 1942, she was commissioned in Montreal as USS Asheville (PG-101), a patrol gunboat. She was reclassified PF-1 on 15 April 1943.
Initially, Asheville served on convoy escort but then transferred to anti-submarine patrols.
She was decommissioned in January 1946 at the Norfolk Navy Yard and struck from the Navy Register in February.
Date Digital
2019
Format
Black and white photographic print
Digital Collection
WWII Heros
Keywords
Asheville, frigit, NASFL, Navy, WWII, Port Everglades