Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Patrol craft |
Class | Patrol Craft Escort |
Pennant | PCE(R)-848 |
Mod | Patrol Craft Rescue |
Built by | Pullman Standard Car Co. (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 7 May 1942 |
Laid down | 7 Sep 1943 |
Launched | 21 Jan 1944 |
Commissioned | 30 Mar 1944 |
End service | Mar 1946 |
History | Decommissioned in March 1946. |
Commands listed for USS PCE(R)-848 (PCE(R)-848)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | David Kirk Gunby, USNR | 30 Mar 1944 | 21 Apr 1945 |
2 | Lt. John G. Anderson, USNR | 21 Apr 1945 | 6 Aug 1945 |
3 | Lt. James I. Couser, USNR | 6 Aug 1945 |
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Notable events involving PCE(R)-848 include:
27 Oct 1944
Bombed and damaged by a Japanese aircraft off Leyte in position 11°11'N, 125°05'E.