Allied Warships

USS PC-620 (PC-620)

Patrol craft of the PC-461 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypePatrol craft
ClassPC-461 
PennantPC-620 
Built byNashville Bridge Co. (Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.) 
Ordered20 Sep 1941 
Laid down27 Feb 1942 
Launched12 Aug 1942 
Commissioned8 Jan 1943 
End serviceJan 1947 
History

Decommissioned in January 1947
Stricken in 1957

 

Commands listed for USS PC-620 (PC-620)

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CommanderFromTo
1Rowland Haverstick Groff, USN8 Jan 1943Mid 1943
2William H Wright, Jr., USNRMid 1943Late 1943
3E C Reich, USNRLate 1943Mid 1944
4D M Wirtchafter, USNRMid 1944Early 1945
5L D Lasswell, Jr., USNREarly 1945Mid 1945
6Lt.(jg) Merlin E Wiemers, USNRMid 1945Late 1945

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Notable events involving PC-620 include:


30 Jun 1945
USS Dragonet (T/Lt.Cdr. G.G. Hinman, USN) conducted exercises off Guam with USS Greenlet (T/Lt. R.B. Willhoite, USN), USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR) and USS PC-620 (Lt.(jg). M.E. Wiemers, USNR).

1 Jul 1945
USS Dragonet (T/Lt.Cdr. G.G. Hinman, USN) and USS Scabbardfish (T/Cdr. F.A. Gunn, USN) conducted exercises off Guam with USS Greenlet (T/Lt. R.B. Willhoite, USN), USS Crouter (Lt. C.F. Braught, USNR), USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR) and USS PC-620 (Lt.(jg). M.E. Wiemers, USNR).

On completion of the day exercises USS Scabbardfish returned to Guam escorted by USS PC-620.

The other ships remained at sea for night exercises and returned to Guam on 2 July.


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