The first USS Francovich (DE-379) was a proposed World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 United States Navy

United States Navy

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  that was never completed.

The name Francovich was assigned to DE-379 on 31 May 1944. She was scheduled to be built at 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...

 at Orange

Orange, Texas

Orange is a city in Orange County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 18,643. It is the county seat of Orange County, and is the easternmost city in Texas. Located on the Sabine River at the border with Louisiana, it is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur...

, Texas

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, but her construction was cancelled on 6 June 1944.

The name Francovich was reassigned to destroyer escort

Destroyer escort

A destroyer escort is the classification for a smaller, lightly armed warship designed to be used to escort convoys of merchant marine ships, primarily of the United States Merchant Marine in World War II. It is employed primarily for anti-submarine warfare, but also provides some protection...

 USS Francovich (DE-606), which was converted during construction into fast transport USS Francovich (APD-116)

USS Francovich (APD-116)

USS Francovich , ex-DE-606, was a United States Navy in commission from 1945 to 1946.-Construction and commissioning:Originally, Francovich was planned to be the Rudderow-class destroyer escort USS Francovich , and was laid down as such on 19 April 1945 by Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard at Hingham,...

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