| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine chaser |
| Class | SC-497 |
| Pennant | SC-642 |
| Built by | Peterson Boat Works (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 30 Jul 1941 |
| Laid down | 28 Oct 1941 |
| Launched | 30 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 4 Aug 1942 |
| End service | 24 Jan 1946 |
| History | Transferred to the United States Coast Guard on 24 January 1946 |
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Notable events involving SC-642 include:
7 Jul 1944
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde, USN) conducted exercises in the New London area together with USS Jenks (Lt.Cdr. M.F. Cocroft, USNR), USS Coffman (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Day, USNR) and USS SC-642.
8 Jul 1944
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde, USN) conducted exercises in the New London area together with USS Jenks (Lt.Cdr. M.F. Cocroft, USNR) and USS SC-642.
28 Sep 1944
USS Devilfish (T/Cdr. E.C. Stephan, USN) conducted exercises in Long Island Sound with USS Durik (T/Lt.Cdr. R.W. Gavin, USN, USN) and USS SC-642 (?).
5 Mar 1945
USS Sturgeon (T/Lt.Cdr. W.J. Ruhe, USN) and USS Sailfish (T/Lt.Cdr. L. Marcy, USN) conducted exercises in Long Island Sound with USS Henry R. Kenyon (Lt.Cdr. G.F. Stearns, USNR) and USS SC-642 (?). (1)
Sources
- War diary USS Henry R. Kenyon for March 1945