Allied Warships

USS PC-1080 (PC-1080)

Patrol craft of the PC-461 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypePatrol craft
ClassPC-461 
PennantPC-1080 
Built byAlbina Engine & Machine Works (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) 
Ordered27 Feb 1942 
Laid down29 Apr 1942 
Launched27 Aug 1942 
Commissioned29 Mar 1943 
End service 
History

 

Commands listed for USS PC-1080 (PC-1080)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. Alva Radcliffe Corlett, USNR29 Mar 1943Late 1943
2Lt. Alfred Gilbert Steer, Jr., USNRLate 1943Mid 1944
3T Thompsen, USNRMid 1944Mid 1945
4R L Silver, USNRMid 1945Late 1945

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Notable events involving PC-1080 include:


22 Dec 1943
Around 0700VW/22, USS Searaven (T/Lt.Cdr. M.H. Dry, USN) made rendezvous with USS PC-1080 (Lt. A.G. Steer, Jr., USNR) which then escorted her to Pearl Harbour.

USS Searaven moored at the Submarine Base at 1130VW/22 ending her 9th war patrol.

USS Searaven refitted from 23 December 1943 to 5 January 1944 during which period she was also docked.

Post refit trials and exercises were carried out from 6 to 12 January 1944. (1)

26 Jul 1944
USS Apogon (Cdr. W.P. Schoeni, USN) ended her 4th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She was escorted in by USS PC 1080. She then underwent battle damage repairs at the Pearl Harbour Navy Yard as of July 30th.

Sources

  1. Patrol report of USS Searaven for her 9th war patrol

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