USS PC-568
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS PC-568 |
Builder |
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Laid down | 15 September 1941 |
Launched | 25 April 1942 |
Commissioned | 13 July 1942 |
Decommissioned | 30 April 1946 |
Renamed | Altus, February 1956 |
Namesake | Altus, Oklahoma |
Stricken | 15 March 1963 |
Fate | Transferred to United States Air Force |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | PC-461-class submarine chaser |
Length | 174 ft (53 m) |
Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
Draft | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) |
Speed | 20.2 knots |
Complement | 65 |
Armament |
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USS PC-568 was a PC-461-class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was later named USS Altus (PC-568) in honor of Altus, Oklahoma, but never saw any active service under that name. After she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1963, she was transferred to the United States Air Force.
Career
PC-568 was laid down by
Following a brief period of
On 25 March 1944, the submarine chaser departed New York City and proceeded to the United Kingdom. Upon her arrival the ship reported to Commander, United States Naval Forces Europe, and became a member of the 12th Fleet. PC-568 then became involved in preparations for the Allied invasion of France. When the assault troops first went ashore on the beaches of Normandy, on 6 June, the submarine chaser assumed convoy duty in the English Channel and also carried out patrol duty along the French coast.
PC-568 operated in the English Channel through June 1945. In that month, she began providing services to American occupation forces in Germany. The ship remained in this role through 4 October, when she set sail from
, on 22 October.Preparations for deactivation of the vessel were then begun at Norfolk. She got underway again on 8 January 1946 to sail to Mayport, Florida. PC-568 was decommissioned on 30 April 1946 and was laid up in the St. Johns River, Green Cove Springs, Florida. In February 1956, the ship was named Altus. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 15 March 1963, and the ship was transferred permanently to the custody of the United States Air Force.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.