Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Patrol craft |
Class | Patrol Craft Escort |
Pennant | PCE-870 |
Built by | Albina Engine & Machine Works (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 7 May 1942 |
Laid down | 30 Nov 1942 |
Launched | 27 Feb 1943 |
Commissioned | 5 Oct 1943 |
End service | |
History | Transferred to South Korea in 1961 being renamed Pyok Pa |
Commands listed for USS PCE-870 (PCE-870)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Oscar Merle Shirey, Jr., USNR | 5 Oct 1943 | early 1944 |
2 | J. M. Fulton, USNR | early 1944 | mid 1944 |
3 | Dwight C. McKeown, USNR | mid 1944 | mid 1945 |
4 | Lt. Howard. R. Bullen, USNR | mid 1945 | mid/late45 |
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