Allied Warships

USS SC-497 (SC-497)

Submarine chaser of the SC-497 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine chaser
ClassSC-497 
PennantSC-497 
Built byWestergard Boat Works Inc. (Rockport, Texas, U.S.A.) 
Ordered14 Jan 1941 
Laid down7 Mar 1941 
Launched4 Jul 1941 
Commissioned15 Apr 1942 
End service18 May 1944 
History

Transferred to France on 18 May 1944 being renamed CH-96

 

Commands listed for USS SC-497 (SC-497)

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CommanderFromTo
1Louis T. Hindenlang, USNR15 Apr 1942Early 1943
2G W McMurry, Jr., USNREarly 1943Mid 1943
3H C Sumner, USNRMid 1943Early 1944
4G Weissman, USNREarly 194418 May 1944

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