| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PGM-9 |
| Mod | Patrol gunboat |
| Built by | Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp. (Morris Heights, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 24 Jul 1943 |
| Laid down | 19 Dec 1943 |
| Launched | 13 Feb 1944 |
| Commissioned | 1 Jul 1944 |
| End service | 10 Dec 1945 |
| History | Grounded during a typhoon at Buckner Bay, Okinawa on 9 October 1945. Decommissioned on 10 December 1945. |
| Former name | PC-1548 |
Commands listed for USS PGM-9 (PGM-9)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Charles Morgan, USNR | 1 Jul 1944 | 10 Jun 1945 |
| 2 | Roswell R Hart, USNR | 10 Jun 1945 | 15 Nov 1945 |
| 3 | W F Guinan, USNR | 15 Nov 1945 | 10 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving PGM-9 include:
24 Oct 1944
Around 0600I/24, in position 14°40'N, 144°40'E, USS Sailfish (T/Cdr. R.E.M. Ward, USN), USS Barbel (T/Cdr. R.A. Keating, Jr., USN) and USS Parche (T/Cdr. L.P. Ramage, USN) all made rendezvous with their escort to Saipan, USS PGM-9 (Lt. C. Morgan, USNR).
The submarines arrived at Saipan around 1045I/24. (1)
29 Oct 1944
With the repairs completed, USS Sailfish (T/Cdr. R.E.M. Ward, USN), departed Saipan around 1220I/29 to join the other ships of her coordinated attack group in the Luzon Strait. She was escorted until 1630I/29 by USS PGM-9 (Lt. C. Morgan, USNR). (2)
5 Nov 1944
USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan, USN) ended her 1st war patrol at Saipan. She was escorted in by USS PGM-9 (Lt. C. Morgan, USNR).
At Saipan some minor repairs were made by USS Fulton.
Sources
- Patrol report of USS Sailfish for her 12th war patrol + Patrol report of USS Barbel for her 2nd war patrol + Patrol report of USS Parche for her 3rd war patrol
- Patrol report of USS Sailfish for her 12th war patrol