Friday, March 6, 2009

Some More on the USS PC-1084

Evidently, these sub chasers did not have regular names, just numbers.

I was able to find some statistics about the PC-1048. It was part of the PC-461 class of submarine chasers. Laid down 7 September 1942 by George Lawley & Sons in Neponset, Massachusetts. Launched 31 October 1942 (about seven weeks after starting). That's called fast construction.

450 tons, 173.8 feet long, 23 foot beam, 20,2 knots

Armament-- one 3-inch 50 dual purpose mount, one 40 mm gun mount, three 20 mm guns, 2 depth charge projectors, 2 depth charge tracks, and two rocket launchers.

I did not come across any war time service for the PC-1084 other than the PC-1255 mooring alongside it at the US Naval Frontier Base at Tompkinsville, Staten Island, New York.

Still a Mystery Ship. There Has to Be Records Somewhere. --Cooter

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