US Warships Commissioned in Canada. USS Asheville, laid down 10 March 1942 as HMS Adur (K 269) by Canadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal, Canada Launched, 22 August 1942 Transferred to the United States prior to completion Commissioned USS Asheville (PG-101), 1 December 1942 Reclassified as a Patrol Frigate, PF-1, 15 April 1943 Decommissioned, 14 January 1946 at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA Struck from the Navy list 25 February 1946 Sold 15 June 1946 to the United Boat Service Corp. of New York and resold to Argentina Renamed ARA Hércules (P 31) Transferred in 1961 to the Argentine Coast Guard and renamed ARA Juan B. Azopardo (GC 11).