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Laid down, 8 January 1942 by the Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX
Launched, 30 May 1942
Commissioneduss PC 609 7 September 1942 at Naval Section Base, Galveston, TX
Rescued seven crew members and two gunners from the British merchant SS Treworlas sunk by U-124 in pos. 10° 52'N, 60° 45'W and landed them in Trinidad
Transferred to the Foreign Liquidation Commission 10 May 1947
Transferred to Thailand in 1947 and named HTMS Khamronsin (PC 3)
Decommissioned 11 December 1953
Removed from the active list in 1956
Fate unknown.
Specifications.
Built 1942
Tonnage 450 ton (Loaded).
Dimensions: Length:
Propulsion: Diesel; 2 Engines 16 Cylinders; General Motors Model 16-258S Serial No. 10878/10879 gearing 2.000 bhp, 2 shafts with 3 blade propellers.
Speed: Max. 20 knots.
Range: 3.000 Nautical miles @12 knots.
Armament: 1
Sensors: 1 surveillance surface radar type SF or SL; 1 hull sonar.
Complement: 65.
PC 609 performed several duties when assigned to the Fourth Fleet South Atlantic Recife