Allied Warships

USS PCE-897 (PCE-897)

Patrol craft of the Patrol Craft Escort class

NavyThe US Navy
TypePatrol craft
ClassPatrol Craft Escort 
PennantPCE-897 
Built byWillamette Iron and Steel Corp. (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) 
Ordered7 May 1942 
Laid down16 Dec 1942 
Launched3 Aug 1943 
Commissioned6 Jan 1945 
End service 
History

Transferred to the Philippines in July 1948 being renamed Iloilo
Still in service in 2003

 

Commands listed for USS PCE-897 (PCE-897)

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1Milton W. Nosek, USNR6 Jan 1945

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