Allied Warships

USS PC-1247 (PC-1247)

Patrol craft of the PC-461 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypePatrol craft
ClassPC-461 
PennantPC-1247 
Built byNashville Bridge Co. (Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.) 
Ordered27 Feb 1942 
Laid down28 May 1943 
Launched7 Aug 1943 
Commissioned20 Dec 1943 
End service 
History

Transfered to Taiwan on 15 June 1948 being renamed Chialing
Later renamed To Kiang

 

Commands listed for USS PC-1247 (PC-1247)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. Logan Cresap, Jr., USNR20 Dec 1943Mid 1944
2William H Harrison, Jr., USNRMid 1944Early 1945
3Harry H Benedict, Jr., USNREarly 1945Mid/late45
4Donald M Lynch, USNRMid/late45Early 1946

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