USS PC-558
American Patrol craft
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| Name | USS PC-558 | ||
| Type: | Patrol craft (PC-461) | ||
| Tonnage | 335 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Luders Marine Construction Co, Stamford CT | ||
| Owner | United States Navy | ||
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| Date of attack | 9 May 1944 | Nationality:  American | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-230 (Paul Siegmann) | ||
| Position | 38° 41'N, 13° 43'E - Grid CJ 8693 | ||
| Complement | 64 officers and men (29 dead and 35 survivors). | ||
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| History | Completed in November 1942 and assigned to the Atlantic and Mediterranean theater of operations. | ||
| Notes on event | During the night of 8/9 May 1944, USS PC-558 (Lt(jg) Edward Charles Leber, USNR) was escorting a coastal convoy, sank a German one-man submarine and captured the driver (an Oberleutnant) and shortly thereafter sank a second one together with USS PC-626. At 04.56 hours on 9 May, the patrol craft was hit by a Gnat torpedo from U-230 and sank quickly with the loss of many of her crew about 28 miles northeast by north of Palermo, Sicily. The accompanying USS PC-1235 reported being missed by three torpedoes while chasing away the attacker, but none had been fired by the U-boat. She then hurried back to the sinking position, was able to rescue 35 survivors including the wounded commander and took them to Palermo. | ||
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| On board | We have details of 64 people who were on board. | ||
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