Coast Guard Squadron One from Naval Base Subic Bay to Vung Tau in South Vietnam. She served in the Navy until she was transferred on 25 September 1971 to the Republic of Vietnam Navy. The Vietnamese reclassified her as a frigate and renamed her RVNS Trần Khánh Dư (HQ-04). In 1974, she participated in the Battle of the Paracel Islands. Socialist Republic of Vietnam service She was in a shipyard, in overhaul, when Saigon fell on 30 April 1975, and was captured by North Vietnamese forces. The Vietnam People's Navy renamed her VPNS Dai Ky (HQ-03), she was apparently still seaworthy in 1997 and was used as a training ship. By 1999, she was reduced to a training hulk. Military awards and honors Footnotes References External links NavSource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive – USS Forster (DE 334) Edsall-class destroyer escorts World War II frigates and destroyer escorts of the United States Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the United States Coast Guard Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Republic of Vietnam Navy Ships of the Vietnam People's Navy Ships built in Orange, Texas 1943 ships