PC-461 class submarine chaser
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The PC-461 class submarine chasers were a class of 343 submarine chaser
s built mainly for the US Navy built from 1941-1944. The PC-461s were based primarily on two experimental submarine chasers, the PC-451 and PC-452
. While PC-461 began the series, the first of the class to enter service was the PC-471. As part of the Lend-Lease
program, 46 ships of this class were transferred to allies of the United States
. Fifty-nine PC-461s were converted to other types of patrol vessels. Eight vessels of this class were lost, and one vessel was lost after conversion to a PGM-9 class motor gunboat. Only one PC-461 actually sank a submarine during World War II
.
One member of this class, the USS PC-1264
, was one of only two ships in the Navy during World War II that had a mostly African-American crew.
, a total of 46 PC-461s were lent to allies of the United States. Thirty-two were sent to France, 8 to Brazil, 1 to Uruguay, 1 to Norway, 1 to the Netherlands, and 1 to Greece.
Submarine chaser
A submarine chaser is a small and fast naval vessel specially intended for anti-submarine warfare. Although similar vessels were designed and used by many nations, this designation was most famously used by ships built by the United States of America...
s built mainly for the US Navy built from 1941-1944. The PC-461s were based primarily on two experimental submarine chasers, the PC-451 and PC-452
USS Castine (IX-211)
USS Castine was a ship in the United States Navy. She was originally named PC-452, a submarine chaser.PC-452 was laid down on 14 March 1940 at the DeFoe Boat and Motor Works in Bay City, Michigan, as Hull #167, under the Experimental Small Craft program of 17 May 1938...
. While PC-461 began the series, the first of the class to enter service was the PC-471. As part of the Lend-Lease
Lend-Lease
Lend-Lease was the program under which the United States of America supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, China, Free France, and other Allied nations with materiel between 1941 and 1945. It was signed into law on March 11, 1941, a year and a half after the outbreak of war in Europe in...
program, 46 ships of this class were transferred to allies of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Fifty-nine PC-461s were converted to other types of patrol vessels. Eight vessels of this class were lost, and one vessel was lost after conversion to a PGM-9 class motor gunboat. Only one PC-461 actually sank a submarine during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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One member of this class, the USS PC-1264
USS PC-1264
USS PC-1264 was a built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was one of only two U.S. Navy ships to have a predominately African-American enlisted complement during the war, the other being the ....
, was one of only two ships in the Navy during World War II that had a mostly African-American crew.
Lend-Lease program
As part of the Lend-Lease program enacted by President Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
, a total of 46 PC-461s were lent to allies of the United States. Thirty-two were sent to France, 8 to Brazil, 1 to Uruguay, 1 to Norway, 1 to the Netherlands, and 1 to Greece.