Allied Warships

USS SC-536 (SC-536)

Submarine chaser of the SC-497 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine chaser
ClassSC-497 
PennantSC-536 
Built byPeterson Boat Works (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) 
Ordered1 Apr 1941 
Laid down29 Apr 1941 
Launched5 Mar 1942 
Commissioned23 Apr 1942 
End service19 Feb 1946 
History

Transferred to the United States Coast Guard on 19 February 1946

 

Commands listed for USS SC-536 (SC-536)

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CommanderFromTo
1William F. Stokey, USNR23 Apr 1942Late 1942
2Frank L Daum, USNRLate 1942Mid 1943
3Edward F Kroepke, USNRMid 1943Mid/late43
4H F Barnard, Jr., USNRMid/late43Mid 1944
5Lt.(jg.) Louis P Albert, USNRMid 1944Late 1944
6Ens. Ralph M Heilman, USNREarly 1944Late 1945

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Notable events involving SC-536 include:


16 Mar 1945
Around 1645K/16, USS Devilfish (T/Lt.Cdr. S.S. Mann, Jr., USN) departed Saipan for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol to the South of Japan / Bonin Islands. She is escorted until 2250K/16 by USS SC-536 (Lt.(jg) R.M. Heilman, USNR).


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