USS Albuquerque

"The USS Albuquerque (PF-7) was commissioned in December 1943 and departed for Dutch Harbor three months later. Dutch Harbor would become the crew's home port for the duration of their WWII stay in the Aleutian Islands."

From Cold Sea - Lonely Sea: A Bering Sea Odyssey Aboard a Patrol Frigate in World War II,
by David Hendrickson

 

USS Albuquerque (PF-7) 2nd Division dockside at Attu 1944. Left side, standing: Lt. jg Beck; front row, third from right: Sal Gonzales; far right side, standing: Chief Boatswain Mate Hewitt; tall man to the left of Hewitt: Jack Cuneo; Back row, 2nd from right: David Hendrickson; back row, 3rd from right: Len Zechlin

Courtesy David Hendrickson, USCG, Aleutian Islands, 1944-1945.

 

USS Albuquerque (PF-7) on June 5, 1945 departing from Dutch Harbor, Alaska for Seattle, Washington.

Courtesy David Hendrickson, USCG, Aleutian Islands, 1944-1945.

 

Crew members of the USS Albuquerque (PF-7) sit in an Unalaska village in June 1944. David Hendrickson is the third from the left.

Courtesy David Hendrickson, USCG, Aleutian Islands, 1944-1945.

 

Courtesy David Hendrickson, USCG, Aleutian Islands, 1944-1945

"The USAT North Wind wrecked on a reef off the Island of Chernabura in the Shumagin Islands. These islands lay off the coast of Cold Bay, Alaska. The wreck occurred on December 14, 1944 during the evening hours. The USS Albuquerque responded from Dutch Harbor and saved 18 seamen in a lifeboat. The ship and cargo she carried was a total loss."

From: Cold Sea-Lonely Sea: A Bering Sea Odyssey Aboard A Patrol Frigate in World War II by David Hendrickson.