| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine chaser |
| Class | SC-497 |
| Pennant | SC-1321 |
| Built by | Harris and Parsons Inc. (East Greenwich, Rhode Island, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 7 Sep 1942 |
| Launched | 6 Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 4 May 1943 |
| End service | |
| History |
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Notable events involving SC-1321 include:
5 Jun 1944
Around 1015B/5, the light cruiser HMS Bellona (Capt. C.F.W. Norris, RN) arrived at Plymouth to fuel before departing for the operations area.
Around 1445B/5, the heavy cruiser USS Augusta (Capt. E.H. Jones, USN, flying the flag of COMTASKFOR 122, T/R.Adm. A.G. Kirk, USN) and HMS Bellona departed Plymouth for the operations area off Normandy. These ships were 'reserve ships' for fire support duty.
Around 1845B/5, they were joined by the patrol vessel USS SC-1321 (Lt.(jg) R.F. Tyler, USNR), motor minesweepers USS YMS-231 (Lt. E.G. Weed, USNR), USS YMS-247 (Lt. W.L. Wallace, USNR), USS YMS-304 (Lt.(jg) K.O. Wise, USNR), USS YMS-349 (Lt. R.L. Neal, USNR) and the motor torpedo boat USS PT-71 (?). These ships had departed Weymouth around 1720B/5.
Course was set for the 'Omaha-sector' where they arrived aroud 0600B/6.