Allied Warships

USS SC-515 (SC-515)

Submarine chaser of the SC-497 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine chaser
ClassSC-497 
PennantSC-515 
Built byElizabeth City Shipyard (Elizabeth City, North Carolina, U.S.A.) 
Ordered1 Apr 1941 
Laid down24 Apr 1941 
Launched20 Sep 1941 
Commissioned16 Apr 1942 
End service9 Oct 1944 
History

Transferred to France on 9 October 1944 being renamed CH-121

 

Commands listed for USS SC-515 (SC-515)

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CommanderFromTo
1R O Herbig, USNR16 Apr 1942Late 1942
2Bayard Walker, USNRLate 1942Mid 1943
3John J Lenahan, USNRMid 1943Mid/late43
4D W Buchanan, USNRMid/late43Early 1944
5Clarence G LeBoff, USNREarly 19449 Oct 1944

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