USS Carson City (PF-50)

	Carson City in the Aleutians, circa 1944-1945
History
United States
Name	Carson City
Namesake	Cities of Carson City, Nevada, and; Carson City, Michigan;
Reclassified	PF-50, 15 April 1943
Builder	Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California
Yard number	535
Laid down	28 September 1943
Launched	13 November 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. C. B. Austin
Commissioned	24 March 1944
Decommissioned	26 August 1945
Honors and; awards	2 battle stars, World War II
Fate	Transferred to Soviet Navy, 26 August 1945
Acquired	Returned by Soviet Navy, 31 October 1949
Fate	Transferred to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, 30 April 1953
Acquired	Returned by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, 6 August 1971
Fate	Unknown
Soviet Union
Name	EK-20
Acquired	26 August 1945
Commissioned	26 August 1945
Decommissioned	31 October 1949
Fate	Returned to United States, 31 October 1949
Japan
Name	Sakura
Acquired	30 April 1953
Renamed	YAC-16, 31 March 1966
Reclassified	Auxiliary stock craft, 31 March 1966
Decommissioned	31 March 1971
Fate	Returned to United States, 6 August 1971
General characteristics
Class & type	Tacoma-class frigate
Displacement	1,264 long tons (1,284 t); 1,430 long tons (1,453 t) light; 2,415 long tons (2,454 t) full;
Length	303 ft 11 in (92.63 m)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draft	13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Propulsion	2 × 5,500 shp (4,101 kW) turbines; 3 boilers; 2 shafts;
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	190
Armament	3 × 3"/50 dual purpose guns (3x1); 4 x 40 mm guns (2×2); 9 × 20 mm guns (9×1); 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar; 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors; 2 × Depth charge tracks;

USS Carson City (PF-50), a Tacoma-class frigate in commission from 1944 to 1945, thus far has been the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Carson City, Nevada. She later served in the Soviet Navy as EK-20 and in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as JDS Sakura (PF-10), JDS Sakura (PF-290) and as YAC-16.