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USS PC-572 (PC-572)

Patrol craft of the PC-461 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypePatrol craft
ClassPC-461 
PennantPC-572 
Built byAlbina Engine & Machine Works (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down27 Sep, 1941 
Launched23 Feb, 1942 
Commissioned19 Jun, 1942 
End service9 Feb, 1959 
Loss position
 
HistoryDecommissioned on 9 February 1959
Stricken on 1 July 1960
Sold to Venezuela in October 1960 and used for spare parts 

Noteable events involving PC-572 include:

1 Dec, 1942
USS PC-572 picks up 43 survivors from the British merchant Trevalgan that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-508 southeast of Trinidad in position 09º40'N, 59º15'W.


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