Allied Warships

USS PC-1082 (PC-1082)

Patrol craft of the PC-461 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypePatrol craft
ClassPC-461 
PennantPC-1082 
Built byAlbina Engine & Machine Works (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) 
Ordered27 Feb 1942 
Laid down29 Aug 1942 
Launched10 Oct 1942 
Commissioned8 May 1943 
End service 
History

 

Commands listed for USS PC-1082 (PC-1082)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. Paul Litchfield Callan, USNR8 May 1943Late 1943
2John C Atwood, USNRLate 1943Early 1945
3Nelson P Bard, USNREarly 1945Late 1945

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Notable events involving PC-1082 include:


21 Feb 1945
USS Batfish (Cdr. J.K. Fyfe, USN) arrived at Guam. She was escorted in by USS PC-1082 (Lt. N.P. Bard, USNR).

22 Feb 1945
USS Batfish (Cdr. J.K. Fyfe, USN) departed Guam for Pearl Harbour. She was escorted out by USS PC-1082 (Lt. N.P. Bard, USNR).

8 Mar 1945
USS Devilfish (T/Lt.Cdr. S.S. Mann, Jr., USN) and USS Spadefish (T/Cdr. W.J. Germershausen, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Guam with USS Alvin C. Cockrell (T/Lt.Cdr. M.M. Sanford, USN) and USS PC-1082 (Lt. N.P. Bard, USNR).

9 Mar 1945
During 9/10 March 1945, USS Devilfish (T/Lt.Cdr. S.S. Mann, Jr., USN) and USS Spadefish (T/Cdr. W.J. Germershausen, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Guam with USS Baron (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Dickerson, USNR). These included night exercises.

In the morning of 10 March 1945, USS PC-824 (Lt. J.D. Ludwig, USNR), USS PC-1082 (Lt. N.P. Bard, USNR) and USS ATR-50 (Lt. A.P. Woronick, USN) joined for more exercises.

11 Mar 1945
During 11/12 March 1945, USS Devilfish (T/Lt.Cdr. S.S. Mann, Jr., USN) and USS Spadefish (T/Cdr. W.J. Germershausen, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Guam with USS Baron (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Dickerson, USNR), USS Raby (Lt. J.L. Slade, USNR) and USS PC-824 (Lt. J.D. Ludwig, USNR). These included night exercises.

30 May 1945
At 0435K/30, USS Hackleback (T/Lt.Cdr. F.E. Janney, USN) made rendezvous with USS PC-1082 (Lt. N.P. Bard, USNR) which then escorted her to Saipan where they arrived around 0845K/30. USS Hackleback was then taken in hand for some minor voyage repairs by the submarine tender USS Orion (T/Capt. E.R. Hannon, USN).


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