Allied Warships

USS SC-517 (SC-517)

Submarine chaser of the SC-497 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine chaser
ClassSC-497 
PennantSC-517 
Built byElizabeth City Shipyard (Elizabeth City, North Carolina, U.S.A.) 
Ordered1 Apr 1941 
Laid down22 May 1941 
Launched11 Oct 1941 
Commissioned5 May 1942 
End service16 Mar 1944 
History

Transferred to France on 16 March 1944 being renamed CH-82

 

Commands listed for USS SC-517 (SC-517)

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CommanderFromTo
1Ensign Clarence Walker Petrie, USNR5 May 1942Jun 1942
2Norman W. Swanson, USNRJun 1942Jun 1943
3L H Watson, USNRMid 194326 Oct 1943
4W G Moore, USNR26 Oct 194316 Mar 1944

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