Allied Warships

USS SC-516 (SC-516)

Submarine chaser of the SC-497 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine chaser
ClassSC-497 
PennantSC-516 
Built byElizabeth City Shipyard (Elizabeth City, North Carolina, U.S.A.) 
Ordered1 Apr 1941 
Laid down7 May 1941 
Launched11 Oct 1941 
Commissioned6 May 1942 
End service19 Mar 1944 
History

Transferred to France on 19 March 1944 being renamed CH-81

 

Commands listed for USS SC-516 (SC-516)

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CommanderFromTo
1Ens. William Graham Claytor, Jr., USNR6 May 1942Early 1943
2H A Spindt, Jr., USNREarly 1943Late 1943
3V van M Alford, USNRLate 1943Early 1944
4W P Pasternak, USNREarly 194419 Mar 1944

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