Allied Warships

USS PC-625 (PC-625)

Patrol craft of the PC-461 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypePatrol craft
ClassPC-461 
PennantPC-625 
Built byJeffersonville Boat and Machine Co. (Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.A.) 
Ordered20 Sep 1941 
Laid down2 May 1942 
Launched22 Jul 1942 
Commissioned25 Sep 1942 
End service16 Oct 1944 
History

Transferred to France on 16 October 1944 being renamed Grenadier

 

Commands listed for USS PC-625 (PC-625)

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CommanderFromTo
1R H Kerr, USNR25 Sep 1942Late 1942
2Donald B Prouty, USNRLate 194216 Oct 1943
3Evans Kahn, USNR16 Oct 194316 Oct 1944

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Notable events involving PC-625 include:


16 Jan 1943
USS R-12 (Lt.Cdr. E.E. Shelby, USN) participated in A/S exercises off Guantanamo Bay together with USS Biddle (Lt.Cdr. T.A. Torgerson, USN) and USS PC-625.


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