USS Orange (PF-43)
USS Orange (PF-43), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Orange, Texas.
Orange (PF-43) was originally authorized as PG-151; reclassified PF–43 on 15 April 1943; laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington Yard, Los Angeles, California on 7 July 1943; launched 6 August 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Rufus S. Manley of Orange, Texas; commissioned 1 January 1944.
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