There bis a picture of a guy fishing off the wreck of the PC-1084 at www.navsource.org/archives/12/1201108401.jpg.
A total of 421 of these ships were ordered, 60 were cancelled, and 361 delivered at a cost of $1,600,000 apiece.
They were designed for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW). They primarily had convoy escort duty and coastal patrol, freeing fleet destroyers for Atlantic convoy duty.
FRONTIER NAVAL BASE TOMKINSVILLE
I couldn't find out much about this base on Staten Island other than it is close to the Statue of Liberty and conversions were carried out there. It was also home of the Commander Eastern Sea Frontier.
I don't know if it is still open or not.
Just Not a Lot of Info About These. --Da Coot
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