Allied Warships

USS PC-572 (PC-572)

Patrol craft of the PC-461 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypePatrol craft
ClassPC-461 
PennantPC-572 
Built byAlbina Engine & Machine Works (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) 
Ordered1 Apr 1941 
Laid down27 Sep 1941 
Launched23 Feb 1942 
Commissioned19 Jun 1942 
End service9 Feb 1959 
History

Decommissioned on 9 February 1959
Stricken on 1 July 1960
Sold to Venezuela in October 1960 and used for spare parts

 

Commands listed for USS PC-572 (PC-572)

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CommanderFromTo
1Arthur H Middleton, USNR19 Jun 1942Late 1942
2Paul D Rust, USNRLate 19426 Sep 1943
3Wilbur J Sheehan, USNR6 Sep 1943Mid 1944
4Robert Talbert Settle, USNRMid 194426 May 1945
5Franklin Kneeland Fogg, USNR26 May 1945Mid/late45

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Notable events involving PC-572 include:


1 Dec 1942
USS PC-572 picks up 43 survivors from the British merchant Trevalgan that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-508 southeast of Trinidad in position 09°40'N, 59°15'W.


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