It's a veteran of World War II and is rusting away and sunk at the Person Street Bridge on the Cape Fear River in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Someone has painted the name Titanic on it. People pass by it every day with no idea what part in history it played.
During World War II, it patrolled the east coast of the United States searching for German submarines. PC stands for patrol craft and it was officially classified as a sub chaser.
After the war, it was sold to a local businessman and turned into a floating dock. This was necessary because before the Jordan Dam was built, the level of the Cape Fear River fluctuated quite a bit.
From the March 4th Fayetteville (NC) Observer.
There is very little written about it.
Sad to See This Happening. --Cooter
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I am actually from Fayetteville and am ashamed to admit I did not know anything about the part that the PC-1084 played in history. I was researching it this evening, and found this blog. Thank you for the info. Have any more?
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