USS SOMERSWORTH

USS Somersworth (PCE(R)-849) was a PCE(R)-848-class patrol craft escort and rescue ship commissioned by the United States Navy during World War II. Launched in 1944, she was primarily assigned to convoy escort duties and rescue operations in the Atlantic theater, safeguarding Allied shipping from submarines and air attacks. After the war, she was renamed USS Somersworth in 1956 and continued to serve in a variety of training and reserve capacities. The ship was decommissioned in 1968, marking nearly 25 years of dedicated service to the U.S. Navy.