Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Patrol craft |
Class | PC-461 |
Pennant | PC-490 |
Built by | Dravo Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 26 Dec 1940 |
Laid down | 9 May 1941 |
Launched | 18 Oct 1941 |
Commissioned | 12 Mar 1942 |
End service | 27 Aug 1948 |
History | Decommissioned on 27 August 1948 and transferred to Taiwan the same day being renamed Wu Sung |
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Notable events involving PC-490 include:
3 May 1942
USS PC-490 picks up 52 survivors from the American tanker Mobiloil that was torpedoed and damaged by German U-boat U-108 about 350 miles northeast of Turks Island in position 25°35'N, 66°18'W. The Mobiloil was hit further and finally sank in position 26°10'N, 66°15'W.
2 Oct 1942
USS PC-490 picks up 31 survivors of the American merchant Alcoa Transport that was torpedoed and sunk earlier that day by German U-boat U-201 southeast of Trinidad in position 09°03'N, 60°10'W.