Allied Warships

USS PC-559 (PC-559)

Patrol craft of the PC-461 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypePatrol craft
ClassPC-461 
PennantPC-559 
Built byJeffersonville Boat and Machine Co. (Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.A.) 
Ordered1 Apr 1941 
Laid down14 Oct 1941 
Launched2 Jan 1942 
Commissioned12 May 1942 
End service6 Oct 1944 
History

Transferred to France on 6 October 1944 being renamed Voltigeur

 

Commands listed for USS PC-559 (PC-559)

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CommanderFromTo
1John Russell Cain, USNR12 May 1942Late 1943
2T D Todd, USNRLate 1943Early 1944
3L B Hyde, USNREarly 19446 Oct 1944

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