Allied Warships

USS PC-1078 (PC-1078)

Patrol craft of the PC-461 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypePatrol craft
ClassPC-461 
PennantPC-1078 
Built byAlbina Engine & Machine Works (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) 
Ordered27 Feb 1942 
Laid down29 Apr 1942 
Launched8 Aug 1942 
Commissioned5 Feb 1943 
End service19 May 1954 
History

Decommissioned and transferred to Taiwan on 19 May 1954 being renamed PC-109

 

Commands listed for USS PC-1078 (PC-1078)

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CommanderFromTo
1Ens. John Shober Burrows, Jr., USNR5 Feb 1943Early 1944
2George L. Presbrey, USNREarly 1944Mid/late44
3Charles W King, USNRMid/late44Early 1945
4John R Slater, USNREarly 1945Mid 1945
5James H Shuler, USNRMid 1945Late 1945

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Notable events involving PC-1078 include:


3 Mar 1945
USS Batfish (Cdr. J.K. Fyfe, USN) ended her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She was escorted in by USS PC-1078 (Lt. J.R. Slater, USNR).


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