USS PC-472
CountryUnited States
Builder
Laid down1 July 1941
Launched14 November 1941
Commissioned9 December 1941
Decommissioned30 June 1944
FateTransferred to French Navy, 30 June 1944
USS PC-472
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Struckc. March 1949
Le Ruse
CountryFrance
Acquired30 June 1944
Decommissionedc. 1959
USS PC-472
ClassPC-461-class submarine chaser
Length173 ft (53 m)

USS PC-472 was a PC-461-class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was transferred to the French Navy in June 1944 and renamed Le Ruse. She remained in French service until 1959.

Career

PC-472 was laid down at Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan, on 1 July 1941; launched on 14 November; and was commissioned on 9 December 1941.

The ship was loaned to the French under Lend-Lease on 30 June 1944 and was sold to them in March 1949. She remained in their service as Le Ruse until 1959.

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