Allied Warships

USS SC-659 (SC-659)

Submarine chaser of the SC-497 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine chaser
ClassSC-497 
PennantSC-659 
Built byAmerican Cruiser Inc. (Trenton, Michigan, U.S.A.) 
Ordered18 Sep 1941 
Laid down16 Dec 1941 
Launched29 Jun 1942 
Commissioned7 Oct 1942 
End service 
History

 

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Notable events involving SC-659 include:


11 Jan 1943
Around 1700Q/11, the damaged light cruiser HMS Phoebe (Capt. C.P. Frend, RN) departed Key West for New York.

She is escorted by the minesweepers USS YMS-36 (Lt. L. de Boer, USNR) and the patrol vessels USS SC-682 (Lt.(jg) J. Gay, USNR) and USS SC-692 (Lt.(jg) E.P. Stafford, USNR).

On 13 January 1943, USS YMS-36 and USS SC-692 were relieved by USS SC-659 (Ens. R.W. Hahn, USNR).

On 14 January 1943 USS SC-659 parted company after having been relieved. [We have been unable to find out the identity of the vessel which relieved her.]

HMS Phoebe and her escort arrived at Gravesend Bay around 2030Q/15.


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