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Froemming Brothers, Inc.
Froemming Brothers of Milwaukee, Wisconsin was a shipyard that built ships for World War II under the emergency shipbuilding program, War Shipping Administration and United States Navy. Froemming Brothers shipyard was opened in 1942 by Ben Froemming (1902-1945). Froemming Brothers closed after the war in 1945, after building 26 ships. The shipyard was located on the north side of the Kinnickinnic River. The shipyard had 2,400 workers in three shifts. In 1945 it was sold to Wagner Iron Works and later sold to the Milwaukee Marine Yacht. The site today is Horny Goat Marina, Blue Max Charters and Clete Long Enterprises. The shipyard was in Bay View, Milwaukee neighborhood at . Legacy Ben Froemming died in 1945 near the end of the war. The last ship built at the yard had its name changed before the christening. The SS ''Tapir Splice'' a C1-M-AV1 Cargo ship was renamed the SS ''Ben Froemming'' and delivered to the War Shipping Administration in October 1945. After the war in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Allentown (PF-52) 9 August 1944
USS ''Allentown'' (PF-52), a United States Navy in commission from 1944 to 1945, has thus far been the only U.S. Navy ship to be named for Allentown, Pennsylvania. She later served in the Soviet Navy as ''EK-9'' and in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as JDS ''Ume'' (PF-9), JDS ''Ume'' (PF-289) and as ''YAC-14''. Construction and commissioning ''Allentown'' was Keel laying, laid down on 23 March 1943, at the Froemming Brothers, Inc., shipyard in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1477). Ship naming and launching, Launched on 3 July 1943, sponsored by Miss Joyce E. Beary, she was moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, where she Fitting-out, fitted out and was Ship commissioning, commissioned on 24 March 1944. Service history U.S. Navy, World War II, 1944–1945 ''Allentown'' departed New Orleans on 3 April 1944 bound for shakedown cruise, shakedown training at Bermuda. After about a month of training, she set a course for New York City e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tacoma-class Frigate
The ''Tacoma'' class of patrol frigates served in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. Originally classified as gunboats (PG), they were reclassified as patrol frigates (PF) on 15 April 1943. The class is named for its lead ship, , a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) S2-S2-AQ1 design, which in turn was named for the city of Tacoma, Washington. Twenty-one ships were transferred to the British Royal Navy, in which they were known as Colony-class frigates, and twenty-eight ships were transferred under Lend-Lease to the Soviet Navy, where they were designated as ''storozhevoi korabl'' ("escort ships"), during World War II. All ''Tacoma''-class ships in US service during World War II were manned by United States Coast Guard crews. ''Tacoma''-class ships were transferred to the United States Coast Guard and various navies post-World War II. Design In 1942, the success of German submarines against Allied shipping and the shortage of escorts with which to protect A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Charlevoix (AK-168)
USS ''Charlevoix'' (AK-168) was an commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone. Construction ''Charlevoix'', was launched 20 April 1944. by Froemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2141; sponsored by Mrs. E. Buchanan; and commissioned 1 February 1945. Service history World War II Pacific Theatre operations ''Charlevoix'', cargo laden, cleared Gulfport, Mississippi, 24 February 1945 for Manus, arriving 5 April. Here she was assigned to a convoy bound for the Philippines, and after a passage marked by one possible submarine contact depth charged by the convoy's escorts, reached Subic Bay 24 April to discharge her cargo. Returning to Manus 1 June, she quickly reloaded, and took departure 7 June, for Samar, Philippine Islands, where she unloaded on 28 June, returning to Manus 5 July. Next underway 11 July 1945, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Clarion (AK-172)
USS ''Clarion'' (AK-172) was an commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone. Construction ''Clarion'' was launched 22 October 1944, by Froemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2145; acquired by the Navy 10 May 1945; and commissioned 27 May 1945. Service history World War II Pacific Theatre operations After loading cargo at Gulf of Mexico ports, ''Clarion'' sailed for Pearl Harbor, which she reached 21 July 1945. Three days later she got underway for San Francisco, California, to load cargo for Manila, where she arrived 1 October. Carrying cargo to support occupation activities, she called at Jinsen, Korea, and Qingdao, Taku, and Shanghai, China, before sailing for the U.S. East Coast from Qingdao 21 January 1946. Post-war decommissioning She reached Norfolk 11 March, and was decommissioned at Baltimore, Marylan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Colquitt (AK-174)
USCGC ''Kukui'' (WAK-186) was a Maritime Commission Type C1-M small cargo ship launched 21 January 1945, by Froemming Brothers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, transferred to the Navy and commissioned and designated as USS ''Colquitt ''(AK-174) 22 September 1945. Two days later the ship was transferred to the Coast Guard for operation before being permanently transferred on 11 March 1946. Renamed ''Kukui'' and designated WAK-186 the ship was the largest in the Coast Guard with notable service installing, servicing and supplying the Loran-A and Loran-C electronic navigation chain stations in the Pacific until March 1972. The ship was transferred to the Philippines to serve as the Philippine Navy's supply ship BRP ''Mactan'' (TK90) until June 2001. Construction ''Colquitt'' was launched 21 January 1945, by Froemming Brothers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2147; sponsored by Mrs. Fred Zillman. US Navy service The ship was transferred to the Navy 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Chicot (AK-170)
USS Chicot (AK-170) was an commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone. Construction ''Chicot'' was launched 16 July 1944, by Froemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2143; sponsored by Mrs. F. Marasco; acquired by the Navy 13 March 1945; and commissioned 4 April 1945. Service history World War II Pacific Theatre operations ''Chicot'' sailed from Gulfport, Mississippi, 10 May 1945 for Honolulu, where she discharged cargo then voyaged to San Francisco, California, returning to Pearl Harbor with another load of cargo 24 July. She put out of Pearl Harbor 30 July with cargo for Eniwetok, and until 10 March 1946, remained in the western Pacific, carrying cargo between Eniwetok, Ulithi, Tacloban, Saipan, Okinawa, Guam, Manus, Samar, and Subic Bay. She departed Guam 10 March for the west coast, and on 18 July 1946 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Claiborne (AK-171)
USS ''Claiborne'' (AK-171) was an commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone. Construction ''Claiborne'' was launched 3 September 1944, by Froemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2144; sponsored by Miss L. Kapczynski; and commissioned 19 April 1945 at New Orleans, Louisiana. Service history World War II Pacific Theatre operations ''Claiborne'' departed Gulfport, Mississippi, 20 May 1945 and arrived at Hollandia, New Guinea, 5 July. For the next 6 months she operated in the Philippines and New Guinea areas, carrying food, and supplies, and helping to redeploy troops among the various islands. ''Claiborne'' sailed from Manila 6 January 1946, for Yokosuka, Japan, anchoring there 13 January. Post-war decommissioning ''Claiborne'' was decommissioned and transferred to the War Shipping Administration at Tokyo 7 February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Craighead (AK-175)
USS ''Craighead'' (AK-175) was an commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone. Construction ''Craighead'' was launched 28 February 1945, by Froemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2148; sponsored by Mrs. W. R. Provoost; transferred to the Navy 31 July 1945; and commissioned 5 September 1945. Service history Post-World War II activity ''Craighead'' sailed from Galveston, Texas, 25 September 1945 and arrived at Davisville, Rhode Island, 4 October to load cargo for construction battalions on the US West Coast. She sailed from Davisville 25 October, arriving at San Pedro, California, 15 November. After sailing on cargo duty between Port Hueneme, San Pedro, and San Francisco, California, she sailed 14 December 1945 for Norfolk, Virginia, where she arrived 5 January 1946. Post-war decommissioning ''Craighead'' was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Machias (PF-53)
The second USS ''Machias'' (PF-53) was a United States Navy in commission from 1944 to 1945 which later served in the Soviet Navy as ''EK-4'' and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as JDS ''Nara'' (PF-2), JDS ''Nara'' (PF-282) and ''YTE-8''. Construction and commissioning ''Machias'' originally was authorized as a patrol gunboat with the hull number PG-161, but she was redesignated as a patrol frigate with the hull number PF-53 on 15 April 1943. She was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract as a Maritime Commission Type T.S2-S2-AQ1 hull on 8 April 1943 by Froemming Brothers, Inc., at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was launched on 22 August 1943, sponsored by Mrs. W. Richard Bernays, and commissioned on 29 March 1944. Service history U.S. Navy, World War II, 1944–1945 Ready for sea duty by 17 July 1944, ''Machias'' patrolled off the Middle Atlantic states and escorted a convoy to Aruba in the Netherlands West Indies before joining Escort Division 33 at Norfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Bath (PF-55)
The second USS ''Bath'' (PF-55) was a United States Navy in commission from 1944 to 1945 which later served in the Soviet Navy as ''EK-29'' and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, with her Japanese name reported by various sources (see below) as JDS ''Maki'' (PF-18) and JDS ''Maki'' (PF-298), and later as ''YTE-9''. Construction and commissioning ''Bath'' originally was authorized as a patrol gunboat with the hull number PG-163, but she was redesignated as a patrol frigate with the hull number PF-55 on 15 April 1943. She was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract as Maritime Commission Type T.S2-S2-AQ1 Hull 1480 on 23 August 1943 by Froemming Brothers, Inc., at Milwaukee. She was launched on 14 November 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Fred R. E. Dean, then moved in an incomplete state to New Orleans, where she was completed by Pendleton Shipyards. She was commissioned on 9 September 1944 with a United States Coast Guard crew. Service history U.S. Navy, World War I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Sandusky (PF-54)
USS ''Sandusky'' (PF-54), a in commission from 1944 to 1945, was the second United States Navy ship of the name and the first to be named for Sandusky, Ohio. She later served in the Soviet Navy as ''EK-7'' and in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as JDS ''Nire'' (PF-7), ''Nire'' (PF-287) and as ''YAC-19''. Construction and commissioning ''Sandusky'', originally classified as a "patrol gunboat," PG-162, was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-54 on 15 April 1943. Laid down on 8 July 1943, under a Maritime Commission contract by Froemming Brothers, Inc., in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she was launched on 5 October 1943, sponsored by Miss Mabel Apel, and commissioned on 18 April 1944 at New Orleans, Louisiana, with Lieutenant Commander Thomas R. Sargent III, USCG, in command. Service history U.S. Navy, World War II, 1944–1945 After shakedown at Bermuda and overhaul at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ''Sandusky'' departed for the Pacific Ocean on 18 August 1944, escorting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Allentown
USS ''Allentown'' (PF-52), a United States Navy in commission from 1944 to 1945, has thus far been the only U.S. Navy ship to be named for Allentown, Pennsylvania. She later served in the Soviet Navy as ''EK-9'' and in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as JDS ''Ume'' (PF-9), JDS ''Ume'' (PF-289) and as ''YAC-14''. Construction and commissioning ''Allentown'' was laid down on 23 March 1943, at the Froemming Brothers, Inc., shipyard in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1477). Launched on 3 July 1943, sponsored by Miss Joyce E. Beary, she was moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, where she fitted out and was commissioned on 24 March 1944. Service history U.S. Navy, World War II, 1944–1945 ''Allentown'' departed New Orleans on 3 April 1944 bound for shakedown training at Bermuda. After about a month of training, she set a course for New York City escorting the Norwegian merchant ship SS ''Norden''. She arrived in New York on 13 Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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