Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Patrol craft |
Class | PC-461 |
Pennant | PC-1238 |
Built by | Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp. (Morris Heights, New York, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 21 Nov 1942 |
Laid down | 3 Apr 1943 |
Launched | 15 May 1943 |
Commissioned | 6 Sep 1943 |
Lost | 9 Oct 1945 |
History | Sunk during a Typhoon at Buckner Bay, Okinawa on 9 October 1945 |
Commands listed for USS PC-1238 (PC-1238)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | J R Kringel, USNR | 6 Sep 1943 | Mid 1944 |
2 | R F Beam, USNR | Mid 1944 | Early 1945 |
3 | J L Williams, Jr., USNR | Early 1945 | Mid/late45 |
4 | D Davidson, USNR | Mid/late45 | 9 Oct 1945 |
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