USS PC-542
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS PC-542 |
| Laid down | 26 February 1942 |
| Launched | 4 April 1942 |
| Commissioned | 25 May 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 30 September 1944 |
| Fate | transferred to the French Navy, 30 September 1944 |
| History | |
 France | |
| Name | Tirailleur |
| Acquired | 30 September 1944 |
| Fate | condemned, 1957 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | PC-461-class submarine chaser |
USS PC-542 was a PC-461-class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was transferred to the French Navy under Lend-Lease in September 1944 and renamed Tirailleur.
Career
PC-542 was laid down at the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan, on 26 February 1942; launched on 4 April 1942; and commissioned on 25 May 1942.
After commissioning, PC-542 ran convoys to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, before sailing for the Mediterranean, arriving in Arzew, Algeria. She participated in the invasions of Scoglitti, Brolo, Salerno, and Anzio in Italy; and in Operation Dragoon--the invasion of Southern France.
On 30 September 1944, PC-542 was transferred to France under Lend-Lease, where she served as Tirailleur and was credited with shooting down 2 German planes in the Mediterranean.
She was condemned by the French Navy in 1957.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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