Allied Warships

USS Racine (PF-100)

Frigate of the Tacoma class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassTacoma 
PennantPF-100 
Built byAmerican Shipbuilding Co. (Lorain, Ohio, U.S.A.) 
Ordered28 May 1943 
Laid down14 Sep 1943 
Launched15 Mar 1944 
Commissioned22 Jan 1945 
End service27 Jun 1946 
History

Decommissioned 27 June 1946.
Stricken 19 July 1946.
Sold 2 December 1947 to be broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Racine (PF-100)

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1Lcmdr Clarence H Waring, Jr., USCGR22 Jan 194527 Jun 1946 (1)

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Notable events involving Racine include:


27 May 1945
USS R-1 (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Cunningham, Jr., USNR) conducted A/S exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Gladwyne (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Miller, USCG) and USS Racine (Lt.Cdr. C.H. Waring, Jr., USCGR).

28 May 1945
USS R-1 (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Cunningham, Jr., USNR) conducted A/S exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Hingham (Lt.Cdr. W.K. Earle, USCGR), USS Gladwyne (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Miller, USCG) and USS Racine (Lt.Cdr. C.H. Waring, Jr., USCGR).

5 Jun 1945
USS R-1 (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Cunningham, Jr., USNR) conducted A/S exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Gladwyne (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Miller, USCG) and USS Racine (Lt.Cdr. C.H. Waring, Jr., USCGR).

28 Jun 1945
USS R-1 (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Cunningham, Jr., USNR) departed Casco Bay, Maine for New London, Connecticut. She was escorted by USS Racine (Lt.Cdr. C.H. Waring, Jr., USCGR) to the east entrance to the Cape Cod Canal.


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