Allied Warships

USS PC-1238 (PC-1238)

Patrol craft of the PC-461 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypePatrol craft
ClassPC-461 
PennantPC-1238 
Built byConsolidated Shipbuilding Corp. (Morris Heights, New York, U.S.A.) 
Ordered21 Nov 1942 
Laid down3 Apr 1943 
Launched15 May 1943 
Commissioned6 Sep 1943 
Lost9 Oct 1945 
History

Sunk during a Typhoon at Buckner Bay, Okinawa on 9 October 1945
Salvaged and decommissioned on 30 November 1945
Sold to be broken up for scrap

 

Commands listed for USS PC-1238 (PC-1238)

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CommanderFromTo
1J R Kringel, USNR6 Sep 1943Mid 1944
2R F Beam, USNRMid 1944Early 1945
3J L Williams, Jr., USNREarly 1945Mid/late45
4D Davidson, USNRMid/late459 Oct 1945

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