Allied Warships

USS PCE(R)-855 (PCE(R)-855)

Patrol craft of the Patrol Craft Escort class

NavyThe US Navy
TypePatrol craft
ClassPatrol Craft Escort 
PennantPCE(R)-855 
ModPatrol Craft Rescue 
Built byPullman Standard Car Co. (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.) 
Ordered7 May 1942 
Laid down8 Dec 1943 
Launched10 Apr 1944 
Commissioned1 Nov 1944 
End service2 Mar 1970 
History

Decommissioned and stricken on 2 March 1970
Sold on 28 October 1970

 

Commands listed for USS PCE(R)-855 (PCE(R)-855)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. Alfred Francis Blair, USNR1 Nov 194430 Jan 1945
2Lt. Paul L. Griffeth, USNR30 Jan 19452 Feb 1945
3Lt. Arthur L. Dowling, USNR2 Feb 1945

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