Allied Warships

USS PC-563 (PC-563)

Patrol craft of the PC-461 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypePatrol craft
ClassPC-461 
PennantPC-563 
Built byConsolidated Shipbuilding Corp. (Morris Heights, New York, U.S.A.) 
Ordered1 Apr 1941 
Laid down20 Dec 1941 
Launched17 Mar 1942 
Commissioned17 Jun 1942 
End service 
HistorySold on 29 November 1946

 

Commands listed for USS PC-563 (PC-563)

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CommanderFromTo
1Peter Jennes, USNR17 Jun 1942Early 1943
2Lewis Iselin, USNREarly 1943Mid/late43
3Francis B Poe, USNRMid/late43Mid 1944
4George L Morris, Jr., USNRMid 194418 May 1945
5Harry W Burry, USNR18 May 1945June 1945
6Charles B Jones, USNRJune 1945Late 1945

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