The USS Bangor (PF-16) was a Tacoma-class frigate constructed for the United States Navy during World War II, serving from 1944 to 1946. Built by the American Shipbuilding Company in Lorain, Ohio, she was laid down on 20 May 1943, launched on 6 November 1943, and commissioned at New Orleans on 22 November 1944. The vessel measured approximately 306 feet in length, with a beam of around 37 feet, and was designed for convoy escort and anti-submarine warfare. Following her commissioning, Bangor underwent shakedown training off Bermuda before heading to the Norfolk Navy Yard for post-shakedown repairs. Her primary service involved transatlantic convoy escort duties, beginning in January 1945, where she protected Allied ships traveling to North Africa and Europe. Notably, during one convoy attack near Oran, she participated in a depth charge assault against a German U-boat, though without success. She completed multiple convoy runs, including a return trip to the United States, before heading to the Panama Canal Zone for additional training. Bangor was preparing for deployment to the Western Pacific when the war ended in August 1945. She was also involved in Project Hula, a secret transfer plan to the Soviet Navy, but the transfer was canceled, and she instead served as a rescue and weather ship for the Coast Guard starting in April 1946. In this role, Bangor was tasked with weather reporting, search and rescue operations, and providing navigational assistance, often remaining at sea for extended periods. Decommissioned from the Navy on 15 April 1946 and transferred to the Coast Guard, Bangor served until August 1946, when she was returned to the Navy and struck from the naval register in 1947. Subsequently, she was sold to Mexico, where she was renamed ARM General José María Morelos and later ARM Golfo de Tehuantepec. The vessel was scrapped in 1964, marking the end of her maritime service.

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