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PC-556



Call sign:
November - Bravo - Yankee - Yankee



PC-556 served the Navies of the United States and France.

PC-461 Class Submarine Chaser: Laid down, 1 October 1941 at Luders Marine Construction Co., Stamford, CT; Launched, 23 June 1942; Commissioned USS PC-556, 1 September 1942 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. During World War II, PC-556 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: Sicilian occupation, 9 - 15 July 1943; Salerno landings, 9 - 21 September 1943; Anzio-Netturno advanced landings, 22 - 28 January 1944 and 6 - 18 February 1944 (She was damaged by German aircraft off Anzio 10 May 1944); and the Invasion of Southern France, 15 August - 25 September 1944. Decommissioned and transferred to France, 19 October 1944 at Toulon, France; Renamed Carabinier (W 92); Struck from the Naval Register, 9 July 1958 and used as a training hulk under the name Uranium; Scrapped, 1968. PC-556 earned four battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 280 t.(lt) , 450 t.(fl); Length 175'; Beam 23'; Draft 10' 10"; Speed; 20k; Complement six officers, 53 enlisted; Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, one single 40mm gun mount; three 20mm guns, two rocket launchers, four depth charge projectiles, two depth charge tracks; Propulsion two General Motors 16-258S diesel engines (Serial No. 6337 and 6338), two shafts.
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PC-556 26k 3"/50 gun mount Hyperwar US Navy in WWII
PC-556 71k . Bob Daly/PC-1181

There is no DANFS history available for PC-556
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Patrol Craft Sailors Association
"PC Patrol Craft of World War II"
by William J. Veigele, Ph.D, USNR, Ret. PC-793

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