USS Long Beach (PF-34)
USS Long Beach (PF-34), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Long Beach, California and Long Beach, New York.
The second Long Beach (PF-34) was laid down 19 March 1943 as PG-142, for the Maritime Commission, by Consolidated Steel Corporation, in Wilmington, California. Reclassified as PF-34 on 15 April 1943, she was launched on 5 May 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Walter Boyd; and acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 8 September 1943, with Lieutenant Commander T. R. Midtlying, USCG, in command.
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