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|Ship name=USS ''PC-542'' |
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|Ship laid down=26 February 1942 |
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|Ship fate=transferred to the [[French Navy]], 30 September 1944 |
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|Ship name=''Tirailleur'' |
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'''USS ''PC-542''''' was a {{sclass|PC-461|submarine chaser}} built for the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She was transferred to the [[French Navy]] under Lend-Lease in September 1944 and renamed '''''Tirailleur'''''. |
'''USS ''PC-542''''' was a {{sclass|PC-461|submarine chaser}} built for the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She was transferred to the [[French Navy]] under Lend-Lease in September 1944 and renamed '''''Tirailleur'''''. |
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''PC-542'' was laid down at the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan, on 26 February 1942; launched on 4 April 1942; and commissioned on 25 May 1942. |
''PC-542'' was laid down at the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan, on 26 February 1942; launched on 4 April 1942; and commissioned on 25 May 1942. |
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+ | After commissioning, ''PC-542'' ran convoys to [[Guantanamo Bay, Cuba]], before sailing for the Mediterranean, arriving in [[Arzew, Algeria]]. She participated in the invasions of [[Scoglitti]], [[Brolo]], Salerno, and Anzio in Italy; and in [[Operation Dragoon]]—the invasion of Southern France. |
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+ | On 30 September 1944, ''PC-542'' was transferred to France under Lend-Lease, where she served as ''Tirailleur'' and was credited with shooting down 2 German [[airplane|plane]]s in the Mediterranean. |
She was condemned by the [[French Navy]] in 1957. |
She was condemned by the [[French Navy]] in 1957. |
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Revision as of 08:10, 6 November 2019
| USS PC-542 | |
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| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USS PC-542 |
| Laid down: | 26 February 1942 |
| Launched: | 4 April 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 25 May 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 September 1944 |
| Fate: | transferred to the French Navy, 30 September 1944 |
| Career (France) |  |
| Name: | Tirailleur |
| Acquired: | 30 September 1944 |
| Fate: | condemned, 1957 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | PC-461-class submarine chaser |
USS PC-542 was a PC-461-class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was transferred to the French Navy under Lend-Lease in September 1944 and renamed Tirailleur.
Career
PC-542 was laid down at the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan, on 26 February 1942; launched on 4 April 1942; and commissioned on 25 May 1942.
After commissioning, PC-542 ran convoys to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, before sailing for the Mediterranean, arriving in Arzew, Algeria. She participated in the invasions of Scoglitti, Brolo, Salerno, and Anzio in Italy; and in Operation Dragoon—the invasion of Southern France.
On 30 September 1944, PC-542 was transferred to France under Lend-Lease, where she served as Tirailleur and was credited with shooting down 2 German planes in the Mediterranean.
She was condemned by the French Navy in 1957.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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The original article can be found at USS PC-542 and the edit history here.