Allied Warships

USS PGM-9 (PGM-9)

Patrol craft of the PC-461 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypePatrol craft
ClassPC-461 
PennantPGM-9 
ModPatrol gunboat 
Built byConsolidated Shipbuilding Corp. (Morris Heights, New York, U.S.A.) 
Ordered24 Jul 1943 
Laid down19 Dec 1943 
Launched13 Feb 1944 
Commissioned1 Jul 1944 
End service10 Dec 1945 
HistoryGrounded during a typhoon at Buckner Bay, Okinawa on 9 October 1945. Decommissioned on 10 December 1945. 
Former namePC-1548

Commands listed for USS PGM-9 (PGM-9)

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CommanderFromTo
1Charles Morgan, USNR1 Jul 194410 Jun 1945
2Roswell R Hart, USNR10 Jun 194515 Nov 1945
3W F Guinan, USNR15 Nov 194510 Dec 1945

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Notable events involving PGM-9 include:


24 Oct 1944
Around 0600I/24, in position 14°40'N, 144°40'E, USS Sailfish (T/Cdr. R.E.M. Ward, USN), USS Barbel (T/Cdr. R.A. Keating, Jr., USN) and USS Parche (T/Cdr. L.P. Ramage, USN) all made rendezvous with their escort to Saipan, USS PGM-9 (Lt. C. Morgan, USNR).

The submarines arrived at Saipan around 1045I/24. (1)

29 Oct 1944
With the repairs completed, USS Sailfish (T/Cdr. R.E.M. Ward, USN), departed Saipan around 1220I/29 to join the other ships of her coordinated attack group in the Luzon Strait. She was escorted until 1630I/29 by USS PGM-9 (Lt. C. Morgan, USNR). (2)

5 Nov 1944
USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan, USN) ended her 1st war patrol at Saipan. She was escorted in by USS PGM-9 (Lt. C. Morgan, USNR).

At Saipan some minor repairs were made by USS Fulton.

Sources

  1. Patrol report of USS Sailfish for her 12th war patrol + Patrol report of USS Barbel for her 2nd war patrol + Patrol report of USS Parche for her 3rd war patrol
  2. Patrol report of USS Sailfish for her 12th war patrol

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