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USS PC-815 was a PC-461-class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War II. Her first commander, for about eighty days in 1943, was L. Ron Hubbard, who later became the founde
USS PC-815 running trials 13 April 1943 on the Columbia River
Another view of USS PC-815 on trials.
The PC-461-class submarine chasers were a class of 341 submarine chasers constructed between 1941 and 1944 for the United States Navy. The PC-461s were based primarily on two experimental submarine ch
USS PC-815
…USS PC-815 was a PC-461-class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War II. Her first commander, for about eighty days in 1943, was L. Ron Hubbard, who later…
USS PC-598 tied up at Humboldt Bay in New Guinea in October 1944, during preparations for the invasion of Leyte in the Philippines. A pair of Mousetrap anti-submarine weapons can be seen on her bow.
General Douglas MacArthur wades ashore at Red Beach on 20 October 1944 on the first day of the Battle of Leyte in the Philippines. USS PC-598 performed maritime traffic control duties as an amphibious landing control craft off Red Beach that day.
A salvo of rocket-propelled bombs is launched by a pair of Mousetrap anti-submarine weapons mounted on the bow of the Brazilian Navy PC-461-class submarine chaser Guajará during an exercise.