'''USS 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.