Allied Warships

USS PC-491 (PC-491)

Patrol craft of the PC-461 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypePatrol craft
ClassPC-461 
PennantPC-491 
Built byDravo Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered26 Dec 1940 
Laid down9 May 1941 
Launched6 Dec 1941 
Commissioned13 Apr 1942 
End service 
HistorySold on 13 February 1948

 

Commands listed for USS PC-491 (PC-491)

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CommanderFromTo
1Charles A Manston, USNR13 Apr 1942Mid 1942
2George Reginald Cassels-Smith, USNRMid 1942Late 1942
3Ens. Robert Channing Barlow, USNRLate 1942Mid/late43
4G W Clark, USNRMid/late43Early 1944
5W S Briggs, USNREarly 1944Mid 1944 ?
6E C Clark, Jr., USNRMid 1944 ?Late 1944
7Edgar F Bunce, Jr., USNRLate 1944Late 1945

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