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USS SC 743

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Name
  
USS SC-743

Commissioned
  
27 February 1943

Construction started
  
24 April 1942

Length
  
34 m

Laid down
  
24 April 1942

Acquired
  
2 July 1948

Launched
  
26 August 1942

Builder
  
Julius Petersen Inc., Nyack, New York

Fate
  
Transferred to the Philippines, 2 July 1948

USS SC-743 was a United States Navy SC-497-class submarine chaser which after service during World War II was transferred to the Philippine Navy in 1948.

The ship was laid down on 24 April 1942 at Julius Petersen Inc., Nyack, New York, launched on 26 August 1942, and commissioned on 27 February 1943. Assigned to the South West Pacific Area she was damaged by a dive bomber while covering the landings during the battle of Arawe, New Britain on 17 December 1943. She was transferred to the Philippine Navy on 2 July 1948.

References

USS SC-743 Wikipedia