| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-1253 |
| Built by | Brown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 15 Apr 1942 |
| Laid down | 11 Jun 1942 |
| Launched | 14 Oct 1942 |
| Commissioned | 1 Apr 1943 |
| End service | |
| History |
Commands listed for USS PC-1253 (PC-1253)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Robert Claude Wing, USNR | 1 Apr 1943 | Mid/late43 |
| 2 | John E. Tobin, USNR | Mid/late43 | Mid 1944 |
| 3 | J P Ondek, USNR | Mid 1944 | Early 1945 |
| 4 | R B Bell, USNR | Early 1945 | Mid/late45 |
| 5 | E. H. Mairs, USNR | Mid/late45 | Late 1945 |
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Notable events involving PC-1253 include:
6 Jul 1943
USS PC-1253 picks up 24 survivors from the Dutch merchant Poelau Roebiah that was torpedoed and sunk by U-759 about 13 miles east of Morant Point, Jamaica in position 17°56'N, 75°57'W.