Allied Warships

USS PC-1242 (PC-1242)

Patrol craft of the PC-461 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypePatrol craft
ClassPC-461 
PennantPC-1242 
Built byNashville Bridge Co. (Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.) 
Ordered27 Feb 1942 
Laid down22 Sep 1942 
Launched25 Jan 1943 
Commissioned12 Jul 1943 
End service1 Jan 1947 
History

Decommissioned on 1 January 1947
Stricken on 1 December 1959

 

Commands listed for USS PC-1242 (PC-1242)

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CommanderFromTo
1Charles Francis Wilson, USNR12 Jul 1943Late 1943
2J H Bloch, USNRLate 1943Mid 1943
3C J Collini, USNRMid 1944Mid/late44
4G O O’Conner, USNRMid/late44Mid/late45
5R W Sharp, USNRMid/late45Early 1946

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