HURL Artifact No. |
SBB-6 |
*Denotes approximations and speculations |
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Name: |
USS PC-594 |
Lost: |
*After December 3, 1947 |
Artifact Type: |
Patrol Craft |
Found: |
25-Aug-03 |
Nationality: |
USA |
Dive No: |
PIV-085 |
Class or Make: |
PC-461 Class |
Location: |
Kewalo |
Model: |
Submarine Chaser |
Depth (m): |
435m |
Purpose: |
Convoy support/anti-submarine |
HURL crew: |
T. Kerby, C. Holloway, C. Kelley |
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Serial Number: |
PC-594 |
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Built/Launched: |
7 September, 1942 |
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Length: |
173' 8" |
Width: |
23' |
Height: |
10' 10" |
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Circumstance of Loss: |
Scuttled |
Crew Personnel/Position: |
6 officers, 53 men |
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Reason of Loss: |
Redundant after WW II |
Crew Survivals/Fatalities: |
n/a |
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Artifact History: |
Built by the Dravo Corp, Neville Island, Pittsburg, PA. Veteran of convoy duty in the Caribbean. Passed through the Panama Canal in Jan 45' and arrived in Tokyo Bay in Sept 45' to help with occupation. After a few months in China received orders for Operation "Crossroads", the A-Bomb tests at Bikini. The Navy cancelled the assignment because of engine trouble. Later PC-594 returned to the US. |
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Artifact Condition: |
Generally quite good condition. Entirely intact with no major hull or superstructure damage. Ship has largely been stripped. All armament is gone. There is a large amount of debris and cables on top of the wheel house including what appears to be the lookout platform. |
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Additional Information: |
Sold to C. Roose of Honolulu, HI after being transferred to the War Assets Administration on 3 December, 1947. |