Allied Warships

USS SC-739 (SC-739)

Submarine chaser of the SC-497 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine chaser
ClassSC-497 
PennantSC-739 
Built byJulius Petersen (Nyack, New York, U.S.A.) 
Ordered16 Feb 1942 
Laid down20 Mar 1942 
Launched4 Jul 1942 
Commissioned31 Oct 1942 
End service 
History

Transferred to the Philippines on 2 July 1948 being renamed Liocus Sup

 

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Notable events involving SC-739 include:


26 Jul 1943
HrMs K XII (Lt.Cdr. T. Brunsting, RNN) conducted A/S exercises off Fremantle with USS SC-739. (1)

17 Aug 1943
HrMs K XII (Lt.Cdr. T. Brunsting, RNN) conducted A/S exercises off Fremantle with USS SC-739. (1)

19 Aug 1943
HrMs K XII (Lt.Cdr. T. Brunsting, RNN) conducted A/S exercises off Fremantle with USS SC-739. (1)

29 Sep 1943
HrMs K XII (Lt.Cdr. T. Brunsting, RNN) conducted A/S exercises off Fremantle with USS SC-739. (1)

19 Jan 1944
HrMs K XII (Lt.Cdr. T. Brunsting, RNN) conducted A/S exercises off Fremantle with USS SC-739. (1)

22 Jan 1944
HrMs K XII (Lt.Cdr. T. Brunsting, RNN) conducted A/S exercises off Fremantle with USS SC-739.

HrMs K XII was suffering from more and more defects due to her old age. Repairs were again undertaken but the boat was not used for exercises after this day. (1)

16 Jun 1944
USS Aspro (Cdr. W.A. Stevenson, USN) ended her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia. She was escorted in by USS SC-739. Refit was commenced by submarine division 122 relief crew and was completed on 30 June 1944.

Sources

  1. File 2.12.37.198 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)

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