| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSPC-542 |
| Laid down | 26 February 1942 |
| Launched | 4 April 1942 |
| Commissioned | 25 May 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 30 September 1944 |
| Fate | transferred to theFrench Navy, 30 September 1944 |
| History | |
 France | |
| Name | Tirailleur |
| Acquired | 30 September 1944 |
| Fate | Condemned, 1957 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | PC-461-class submarine chaser |
USSPC-542 was aPC-461-classsubmarine chaser built for theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II. She was transferred to theFrench Navy underLend-Lease in September 1944 and renamedTirailleur.
PC-542 was laid down at theDefoe Shipbuilding Company inBay City, Michigan, on 26 February 1942; launched on 4 April 1942; and commissioned on 25 May 1942.
After commissioning,PC-542 ranconvoys toGuantánamo Bay, Cuba, before sailing for theMediterranean, arriving inArzew, Algeria. She participated in the invasions ofScoglitti,Brolo,Salerno, andAnzio in Italy; and inOperation Dragoon—the invasion ofSouthern France.
On 30 September 1944,PC-542 was transferred to France underLend-Lease, where she served asTirailleur and was credited with shooting down two German aircraft in the Mediterranean.
She was condemned by theFrench Navy in 1957.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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