Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Naval History Division • Washington

USS PC-472

(PC-472: dp. 280; l. 173'8"; b. 23'; dr. 10'10"; s. 18 k.; cpl. 65; a. 1 3"/50; cl. PC-461)


USS PC-472, a 280-ton 173-foot submarine chaser, was laid down at Defoe Shipbuilding, Bay City, Michigan, on 1 July 1941; launched 14 November; and was commissioned 9 December 1941.

The ship was loaned to the French under Lend-Lease on 30 June 1944 and was sold to them in March 1949. She remained in their service as Le Ruse until 1959.


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