USS Eugene (PF-40), a , originally classified as PG-148, is the only ship of the United States Navy

United States Navy

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 to be named for Eugene

Eugene, Oregon

Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...

, Oregon

Oregon

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.

Service history

Eugene (PF-40) was launched at the Consolidated Steel Corporation

Consolidated Steel Corporation

Consolidated Steel Corporation was an American steel and shipbuilding business. Consolidated built ships during World War II in two locations: Wilmington, California and Orange, Texas...

 shipyard in Wilmington, California, on 6 July 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Frank D. Cross; and commissioned on 15 January 1944, with Commander

Commander

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 C. R. MacLean, USCG, in command.

Following her shakedown

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 cruise, Eugene, who was manned by a Coast Guard

United States Coast Guard

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 crew, stood out of San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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, en route to the southwestern Pacific.

Arriving off the coast of Australia

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 in late June 1944, she engaged in anti-submarine patrol off New Guinea

New Guinea

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 and the Philippines

Philippines

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, transported personnel, bombarded the shore at Soepiori Island, but principally escorted convoy

Convoy

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s among the islands of the area.

In December 1944, she returned to the United States

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 for overhaul. She returned briefly to convoy duty until 25 May 1945, when she was converted to a weather ship

Weather ship

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, and performed this duty until arriving at Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...

, for decommissioning on 12 June 1946. Eugene was stricken from the Navy List

Navy List

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on 19 July 1946.

Eugene was transferred to Cuba in 1947 and renamed José Martí (F 301). She was scrapped in 1976.

External links

• hazegray.org: USS Eugene