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 | |
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.
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