Allied Warships

USS Knoxville (PF-64)

Frigate of the Tacoma class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassTacoma 
PennantPF-64 
Built byLeatham D Smith Shipyard (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) 
Ordered8 Dec 1942 
Laid down15 Apr 1943 
Launched10 Jul 1943 
Commissioned29 Apr 1944 
End service13 Jun 1946 
History

Decommissioned 13 June 1946.
Stricken at an unknown date.
Sold 22 September 1947 to the Dominican Republic being renamed Capitan General Satana (F-104).

 

Commands listed for USS Knoxville (PF-64)

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1George R Reynolds, USCGR29 Apr 194413 Jun 1946 (1)

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Notable events involving Knoxville include:


20 Apr 1945
USS R-1 (Lt. W.A. Schoenfeld, USN) conducted A/S exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Selfridge (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Boyd, USN), USS Knoxville (Lt.Cdr. G.R. Reynolds, USCGR) and USS Brunswick (Lt.Cdr. B.B. Sherry, USCGR).


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