USS Covington

USS Covington (PF-56), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Covington, Kentucky. Covington, with a United States Coast Guard crew, served as a weather ship off Newfoundland through early 1946. She was decommissioned in April 1946 and turned over to the U.S. Coast Guard and commissioned the same day as USCGC Covington (PF-56) and remained in service through September. She was returned to the U.S. Navy at that time and placed in reserve. In April 1947, she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register and, in August, sold to the Ecuadorian Navy. As BAE Guayas (E-21), she served as the flagship of the Ecuadorian Navy from her acquisition through 1967. She was decommissioned in 1972 and stricken in 1974.

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1943-03-01T00:00:00Z

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keel laying

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1946-03-16T00:00:00Z

1946-03-16T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1946-09-17T00:00:00Z

1946-09-17T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-07-15T00:00:00Z

1943-07-15T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1944-10-17T00:00:00Z

1944-10-17T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1946-03-16T00:00:00Z

1946-03-16T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

USS Covington (PF-56) and USS Lorain (PF-93) docked at New York City (USA) on 11 May 1946 (NH 79870)

USS Covington (PF-56) underway at sea, in 1945 (NH 79001)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Covington (PF-56) and USS Lorain (PF-93) docked at New York City (USA) on 11 May 1946 (NH 79870)		Commons
commons	image		USS Covington (PF-56) underway at sea, in 1945 (NH 79001)		Commons