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PC-1232

Call sign for the "Gray Ghost:"
November - Charlie - Kilo - India

PC-1232 served the Navies of the United States and the Republic of China.
PC-461 Class Submarine Chaser: Laid down, 8 September 1942 by the Sullivan Dry Dock and Repair Co., Brooklyn, NY; Launched, 12 December 1942; Commissioned USS PC-1232, 18 August 1943. PC-1232 was assigned to the European theater during World War II and participated in the invasion of Normandy. Decommissioned, 19 May 1954; Transfered to the Republic of China, June 1954 and renamed Chang Kiang (PC 118); Sunk by Mainland Chinese Forces, 6 August 1965 south of Quemoy Island. PC-1232 earned one battle star for World War II service.
Specifications: Displacement 280 t.(lt) 450 t.(fl); Length 173' 8"; Beam 23'; Draft 10' 10"; Speed; 22k; Complement 65; Armament one single 3"/50 gun, one 40mm gun mount, three 20mm guns, two depth charge projectors, two depth charge tracks; Propulsion two Fairbanks Morse 38D8 1/8 diesel engines (Serial No. 83389 & 83390), two shafts.
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There is no DANFS History currently available for PC-1232 at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
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