| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-546 |
| Built by | Defoe Shipbuilding Co. (Bay City, Michigan, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 9 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 15 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 8 Jul 1942 |
| End service | 3 Oct 1944 |
| History | Transferred to France on 3 October 1944 being renamed Franc Tireur |
Commands listed for USS PC-546 (PC-546)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Hugh Mcleod Godsey, USNR | 27 Jun 1942 | Late 1942 |
| 2 | Lt. William Lawrence Dommerich, USNR | Late 1942 | Early 1943 |
| 3 | John Robert O’ Meara, USNR | Early 1943 | Late 1943 |
| 4 | Jerry O’ Shea, USNR | Late 1943 | 17 Oct 1944 |
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Notable events involving PC-546 include:
18 Nov 1942
Convoy KN 209.
This convoy departed Key West on 18 November 1942.
It was made up of the following merchant vessels; Cacalilao (American (tanker), 7045 GRT, built 1919), Camaguey (Cuban, 1399 GRT, built 1931), Chirripo (Hunduran, 5357 GRT, built 1920), City of Philadelphia (American, 2674 GRT, built 1919), Daniel Boone (American, 7176 GRT, built 1942), Empire Gold (British (tanker), 8028 GRT, built 1941), Empire Opal (British (tanker), 9811 GRT, built 1941), Empire Porpoise (British, 7592 GRT, built 1918), Gulfmaid (American (tanker), 5225 GRT, built 1917), Gulfwing (American (tanker), 10217 GRT, built 1928), Henry M. Dawes (American (tanker), 4788 GRT, built 1916), Julian Alonso (Cuban, 1027 GRT, built 1908), Jurko Topic (Yugoslavian, 5202 GRT, built 1919), L. L. Abshire (American (tanker), 6785 GRT, built 1917), Pan-Georgia (American (tanker), 8197 GRT, built 1919), Polartank (Norwegian (tanker), 6356 GRT, built 1930), Schuylkill (British (tanker), 8965 GRT, built 1928), Solarium (British, 6239 GRT, built 1936), Watertown (American (tanker), 6408 GRT, built 1919) and William Penn (American (tanker), 8440 GRT, built 1921).
The new-built escort carrier HMS Battler (A/Capt. F.M.R. Stephenson, RN) was also taking passage in this convoy.
The convoy was escorted by the gunboat USS Plymouth (T/Cdr. F.W. Schmidt, USN), patrol vessels USS Calypso (?), USCGC Pandora (?), USS PC-546 (Lt. W.L. Dommerich, USNR) and USS PC-548 (Lt. D.C. Drinkwater, USNR).
The convoy arrived at New York on 23 November 1942. Some ships may have been detached from the convoy during the passage though. (1)
16 Dec 1943
USS PC-546 and USS SC-977 pick up men from the American merchant John S. Copley that was torpedoed and damaged by German U-boat U-73 off Oran, Algeria in position 35°56'N, 00°54'E.
1 Sep 1944
HMS Upstart (Lt. P.C. Chapman, DSC and Bar, RN) departed La Maddalena for Marseilles, France. She made the passage together with the French submarine La Sultane (Lt. Javouhey). They were escorted by USS PC 546 (Lt.(jg) J. O'Shea, USNR) and USS PC 591 (Lt. J.L. Clark, USNR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 53/115415 + War diary Commander Gulf Sea Frontier for November 1942 + Convoyweb.org.uk (website)
- ADM 173/19310
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.