| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | PC-461 |
| Pennant | PC-1259 |
| Built by | Luders Marine Construction Co. (Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 18 May 1942 |
| Laid down | 28 Jan 1944 |
| Launched | 7 Oct 1944 |
| Commissioned | 6 Mar 1945 |
| End service | |
| History |
Commands listed for USS PC-1259 (PC-1259)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. T H Engelhardt, Jr., USNR | 6 Mar 1945 | Late 1945 |
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Notable events involving PC-1259 include:
21 Jul 1945
At 1134K/21, USS Lionfish (T/Lt.Cdr. B.M. Ganyard, USN) makes rendezvous with USS PC-1259 (Lt. T.H. Engelhardt, Jr., USNR) which is to escort her to Saipan.
At 1552K/21, USS Lionfish moors alongside USS Orion (T/Capt. E.R. Hannon, USN) at Tenapag harbour, Saipan. She is then taken in hand for minor repairs. She also commenced embarking 16 torpedoes and 52845 gallons of fuel.
5 Aug 1945
After fuelling, USS Batfish (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Small, USN), departed Iwo Jima to resume her 7th war patrol. She was escorted out by USS PC-1259 (Lt. T.H. Engelhardt, Jr., USNR).