| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-546 |
| Built by | Defoe Shipbuilding Co. (Bay City, Michigan, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 9 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 15 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 8 Jul 1942 |
| End service | 3 Oct 1944 |
| History | Transferred to France on 3 October 1944 being renamed Franc Tireur |
Commands listed for USS PC-546 (PC-546)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Hugh Mcleod Godsey, USNR | 27 Jun 1942 | Late 1942 |
| 2 | Lt. William Lawrence Dommerich, USNR | Late 1942 | Early 1943 |
| 3 | John Robert O’ Meara, USNR | Early 1943 | Late 1943 |
| 4 | Jerry O’ Shea, USNR | Late 1943 | 17 Oct 1944 |
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Notable events involving PC-546 include:
16 Dec 1943
USS PC-546 and USS SC-977 pick up men from the American merchant John S. Copley that was torpedoed and damaged by German U-boat U-73 off Oran, Algeria in position 35°56'N, 00°54'E.
1 Sep 1944
HMS Upstart (Lt. P.C. Chapman, DSC and Bar, RN) departed La Maddalena for Marseilles, France. She made the passage together with the French submarine La Sultane (Lt. Javouhey). They were escorted by USS PC 546 (Lt.(jg) J. O'Shea, USNR) and USS PC 591 (Lt. J.L. Clark, USNR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/19310
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.