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Bangor (PF-16) was laid down on 20 May 1943 at Lorain, Ohio, by the American Shipbuilding Co. under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1482); launched on 6 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Ruth R. Hutchins; delivered to the Navy at New Orleans, La., on 25 August 1944; fitted out at New Orleans; and placed in commission there on 22 November 1944, Lt. Comdr. Fred J. Statts, USCG, in command.

Bangor (PF-16) was laid down on 20 May 1943 at Lorain, Ohio, by the American Shipbuilding Co. under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1482); launched on 6 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Ruth R. Hutchins; delivered to the Navy at [[Orleans]], La., on 25 August 1944; fitted out at New Orleans; and placed in commission there on 22 November 1944, Lt. Comdr. Fred J. Statts, USCG, in command.

The new frigate reported for shakedown training off Bermuda on 3 December and, after four weeks of intensive drills, set a course for the Norfolk Navy Yard for post shakedown repairs. On 21 January 1945, Bangor joined Task Force (TF) 67 on convoy duty and, two days later, took station in the antisubmarine screen of a large convoy bound for northern Africa. The transatlantic voyage was routine and the ships anchored off Oran, Algeria, on 8 February.

The new frigate reported for shakedown training off Bermuda on 3 December and, after four weeks of intensive drills, set a course for the [[Norfolk Navy Yard]] for post shakedown repairs. On 21 January 1945, Bangor joined Task Force (TF) 67 on convoy duty and, two days later, took station in the antisubmarine screen of a large convoy bound for northern Africa. The transatlantic voyage was routine and the ships anchored off Oran, [[Algeria]], on 8 February.

Bangor returned to the United States with another convoy. A German U boat attacked the Allied ships two days out of Oran. Bangor joined the other escorts in a coordinated depth charge attack, but without success. The frigate made one more round trip, transatlantic voyage without incident before undergoing repairs at Bayonne, N.J. She resumed her escort duties on 22 April and joined an Oran bound convoy out of New York. Bangor anchored at Mers el Kebir on 9 May and there received the news that Germany had surrendered. The frigate got underway on 17 May with another returning convoy for onward routing to the Pacific.

Bangor returned to the United States with another convoy. A German U boat attacked the Allied ships two days out of Oran. Bangor joined the other escorts in a coordinated depth charge attack, but without success. The frigate made one more round trip, transatlantic voyage without incident before undergoing repairs at Bayonne, N.J. She resumed her escort duties on 22 April and joined an Oran bound convoy out of [[New York]]. Bangor anchored at Mers el Kebir on 9 May and there received the news that Germany had surrendered. The frigate got underway on 17 May with another returning convoy for onward routing to the Pacific.