Allied Warships

USS SC-531 (SC-531)

Submarine chaser of the SC-497 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine chaser
ClassSC-497 
PennantSC-531 
Built byWestergard Boat Works Inc. (Rockport, Texas, U.S.A.) 
Ordered1 Apr 1941 
Laid down27 Mar 1941 
Launched4 Sep 1941 
Commissioned27 May 1942 
End service 
History

 

Commands listed for USS SC-531 (SC-531)

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CommanderFromTo
1Ens. David George Bryce, USN27 May 1942Late 1942
2William J Hotz, Jr., USNRLate 1942Mid/late43
3Harold W Buskrud, USNRMid/late43Late 1943
4Jay E Busby, USNRLate 19439 Apr 1944
5Richard A Erickson, USNR9 Apr 19444 Aug 1944
6Jerome D Gainer, USNR4 Aug 194418 Jan 1945
7Grant H Wykhuis, USNR18 Jan 1945Mid/late45
8Joseph S King, USNRMid/late451 Nov 1945

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Notable events involving SC-531 include:


31 Mar 1943
While off Ramos, Florida Island, Solomon Islands USS SC-531 takes on board 39 women and children from the US submarine USS Gato. These passengers were evacuated by Gato from Bougainville on the 29th.


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