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{{short description|Tacoma-class patrol frigate}}
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|Ship caption=USS ''Davenport'' (PF 69), commissioning program photo.
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|Ship country=United States
|Ship flag={{USN flag|1946}}
|Ship name=''Davenport''
|Ship namesake=City of [[Davenport, Iowa|Davenport]], Iowa
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|Ship builder= [[Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company]], [[Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin]]
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|Ship launched=8 December 1943
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|Ship commissioned=15 February 1945
|Ship decommissioned=4 February 1946
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|Ship fate= Sold for scrap, 6 June 1946
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|Ship class= {{sclass|Tacoma|frigate}}
|Ship displacement={{convert|1264|LT|t|0|abbr=on}}
|Ship length= {{convert|303|ft|11|in|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam= {{convert|37|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship draft= {{convert|13|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}}
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|Ship propulsion=*2 × {{convert|5500|shp|0|abbr=on}} turbines
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|Ship complement=215
|Ship armament=*3 × [[3-inch/50-caliber gun|3"/50 dual purpose]] guns (3x1)
*4 x [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|40&nbsp;mm gun]]s (2×2)
*9 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20&nbsp;mm gun]]s (9×1)
*1 × [[Hedgehog (weapon)|Hedgehog]] [[anti-submarine mortar]]
*8 × [[Y-gun]] depth charge projectors
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'''USS ''Davenport'' (PF-69)''', a {{sclass|Tacoma|frigate}}, was the only ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for [[Davenport, Iowa]].

==Construction==
''Davenport'' (PF-69), originally classified as '''PG-177''', was launched on 8 December 1943, by [[Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company]] of [[Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin]], under a [[Maritime Commission]] contract, sponsored by Mrs. E. Frick; transferred to the Navy on 1 June 1944, and placed in service the same day; placed out of service for additional work a week later; and commissioned in full on 15 February 1945, with a crew of 215 USCG officers and enlisted men.

==Service history==
Departing [[Norfolk, Virginia]], on 17 April 1945, ''Davenport'' joined {{USS|Pert|PG-95|3}} and {{USS|Action|PG-86|3}} for an [[anti-submarine]] patrol off [[Casco Bay]].  She returned to [[New York City|New York]] on 24 April, and three days later got underway to escort a [[convoy]] to [[Mers El Kébir]], [[Algeria]], returning to Norfolk on 7 June.  Two days later she entered the [[Charleston Navy Yard|Navy Yard]] at [[Charleston, South Carolina]], for conversion to a [[weather ship]].  This involved removing the number three {{convert|3|in|mm|adj=on}} gun and installing in its place a [[hangar]] used to house meteorological equipment and to inflate and launch [[weather balloon]]s.

''Davenport'' stood out from Charleston on 26 June 1945, and on 1 July took station off [[Naval Station Argentia|NS Argentia]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]] to report meteorological data.  She remained on this duty until 21 October aside from the period 6 August to 21 during which she towed {{USS|SC-705||2}} to [[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]].  Arriving at [[Boston Navy Yard]] 25 October, ''Davenport'' remained there until decommissioned on 4 February 1946.  She was sold 6 June 1946.

== References ==
{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d2/davenport.htm}}

== External links == 
* {{navsource|12/08069|USS Davenport}}
*[http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/patrol/pf69.htm hazegray.org: USS ''Davenport'']
*[http://pf69.grobbel.org/ grobbel.org: USS ''Davenport'' (PF-69) – WW II Patrol Frigate]
 
{{Tacoma class patrol frigate}}
{{Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company ships}}

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[[Category:Tacoma-class frigates]]
[[Category:World War II patrol vessels of the United States]]
[[Category:Ships built in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:1943 ships]]
[[Category:Weather ships]]