Allied Warships

USS PC-576 (PC-576)

Patrol craft of the PC-461 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypePatrol craft
ClassPC-461 
PennantPC-576 
Built byDravo Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down3 Apr, 1942 
Launched13 Jun, 1942 
Commissioned10 Sep, 1942 
End service14 Feb, 1947 
Loss position
 
HistoryDecommissioned on 14 February 1947 

Noteable events involving PC-576 include:

24 Jan, 1943
In position 08º39'N, 58º46'W USS PC-576 picks up three survivors from the Dutch passenger ship Zaandam that was torpedoed and sunk on 2 November 1942 !!! by the German submarine U-174 about 300 miles north of Cape Sao Roque, Brazil in position 01º25'N, 36º22'W. (see map)


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