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USS PC-1261 was a PC-461-classsubmarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship sunk during the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, when she was hit by shellfire from German shore batteries.
Career
PC-1261 was laid down on 20 November 1942 by the Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and launched on 28 February 1943. She was commissioned in May 1943 and was sent to Europe and participated in the Normandy Landings.
On 6 June 1944, PC-1261 led the first wave of landing craft at Utah Beach. While en route to the beach, she was struck by an artillery shell and foundered. She was the first ship sunk on D-Day.
External links
- USS PC-1261 (PC-1261)
- Photo gallery of USS PC-1261 at NavSource Naval History
- Chester County Hall of Heroes: John L. Maguire
49°30′N01°10′W / 49.500°N 1.167°W / 49.500; -1.167
Categories:
- PC-461-class submarine chasers
- Ships built in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
- 1943 ships
- World War II patrol boats of the United States
- World War II shipwrecks in the English Channel
- Maritime incidents in June 1944
- Ships sunk by coastal artillery
- United States Navy patrol boat stubs