Allied Warships

USS Reading (PF-66)

Frigate of the Tacoma class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassTacoma 
PennantPF-66 
Built byLeatham D Smith Shipyard (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) 
Ordered8 Dec 1942 
Laid down23 May 1943 
Launched28 Aug 1943 
Commissioned19 Aug 1944 
End service19 Dec 1945 
History

Decommissioned 19 December 1945.
Stricken 5 January 1946.
Sold in July 1947 to Argentina.

 

Commands listed for USS Reading (PF-66)

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1Lt.Cdr. Nelson C. McCormick, USCG19 Aug 1944??? (1)

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