| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-580 |
| Built by | Albina Engine & Machine Works (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 20 Sep 1941 |
| Laid down | 22 Jan 1942 |
| Launched | 29 Apr 1942 |
| Commissioned | 26 Sep 1942 |
| End service | 27 Mar 1958 |
| History | Decommissioned on 27 March 1958 |
Commands listed for USS PC-580 (PC-580)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt.Cdr. Alvin Weems Slayden, USN | 26 Sep 1942 | Early 1943 |
| 2 | Ens. Kenneth Francis Burgess, Jr., USNR | Early 1943 | Mid 1943 |
| 3 | McFarland Tolf, USNR | Mid 1943 | Early 1944 |
| 4 | Thomas K LaLonde, USNR | Early 1944 | Mid/late44 |
| 5 | Chester F Heady, Jr., USNR | Mid/late44 | Early 1945 |
| 6 | Lt. Anthony L Anderson, Jr., USNR | Early 1945 | Mid 1945 |
| 7 | George M Morlier, USNR | Mid 1945 | Late 1945 |
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Notable events involving PC-580 include:
8 Sep 1944
Around 1330VW/8, USS Skate (T/Cdr. R.B. Lynch, USN) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 6th war patrol, and was ordered to patrol off the Ryukyu Islands. First to proceed to Midway to top off with fuel and provisions and some voyage repairs if required.
She is escorted out until sunset by USS PC-580 (?). (1)
27 Feb 1945
The escort carrier HMS Ranee (A/Capt. J.A.W. Tothill, DSC, RN) and the destroyer USS Hugh W. Hadley (T/Cdr. B.J. Mullaney, USN) both arrived at Pearl Harbor. The destroyer had proceeded ahead after having been relieved as escort by the patrol vessel USS PC-580 (Lt. A.L. Anderson, USNR). (2)
19 Mar 1945
Around 1400VW/19, USS Lionfish (T/Lt.Cdr. E.D. Spruance, USN), USS Parche (T/Lt.Cdr. W.W. McCrory, USN) and USS Trutta (T/Cdr. A.C. Smith, USN) departed from Pearl Harbor for their 1st, 5th and 1st war patrols respectively. All were to proceed to Saipan to top off with fuel and provisions before proceeding to their patrol area. They were escorted until around 2045VW/19 by USS PC-580 (Lt. A.L. Anderson, USNR).
All were originally ordered to patrol as a coordinated attack group in the Yellow Sea but soon after depature from Saipan orders were changed as follows;
USS Lionfish was ordered to patrol south of Bongo Suido. Later she was ordered to patrol in the East China and Yellow Seas.
USS Parche was ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters east of Honshu and Hokkaido.
USS Trutta was ordered to patrol in the East China and Yellow Seas.
Sources
- USS Skate report of sixth war patrol
- ADM 53/122095 + War diary of USS Hugh W. Hadley for February 1945
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.