Allied Warships
USS Corpus Christi (PF-44)
Frigate of the Tacoma class
USS Corpus Chrisi (PF-44). US Navy photo NH 74296.
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Tacoma |
| Pennant | PF-44 |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel Corp. (Wilmington, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Dec 1942 |
| Laid down | 17 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 17 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 29 Jan 1944 |
| End service | 2 Aug 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 2 August 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Corpus Christi (PF-44)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. William W Childress, USCG | 29 Jan 1944 | ??? (1) |
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Notable events involving Corpus Christi include:
13 Feb 1945
USS Corpus Christi picks up 92 survivors from the American merchant Peter Silvester that was torpedoed and sunk on 6 February by German U-boat U-862 south-west of Australia in position 34°19'S, 99°37'E.