Name USS PC-472 Commissioned 9 December 1941 Struck c. March 1949 Launched 14 November 1941 Beam 7.01 m | Laid down 1 July 1941 Decommissioned 30 June 1944 Construction started 1 July 1941 Length 53 m | |
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Fate transferred to French Navy, 30 June 1944 Builders Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City | ||
USS PC-472 was a PC-461-class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was transferred to the French Navy in June 1944 and renamed Le Ruse. She remained in French service until 1959.
Career
PC-472 was laid down at Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan, on 1 July 1941; launched on 14 November; and was commissioned on 9 December 1941.
The ship was loaned to the French under Lend-Lease on 30 June 1944 and was sold to them in March 1949. She remained in their service as Le Ruse until 1959.
References
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