USS Pasco (PF-6)

USS Pasco (PF-6)

USS Pasco (PF-6), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Pasco, Washington.

Pasco (PF–6) was laid down under Maritime Commission hull 1424, on 7 July 1943 at the Kaiser Cargo Company shipyard in Richmond, California; launched on 17 August 1943, sponsored by Miss Myrna Olson; and commissioned on 15 April 1944.