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USS ''PC-472'' was a built for the
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during
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. She was transferred to the
French Navy The French Navy (, , ), informally (, ), is the Navy, maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the four military service branches of History of France, France. It is among the largest and most powerful List of navies, naval forces i ...
in June 1944 and renamed ''Le Ruse''. She remained in French service until 1959.


Career

''PC-472'' was laid down at
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in
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, on 1 July 1941; launched on 14 November; and was commissioned on 9 December 1941. The ship was loaned to the
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under
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on 30 June 1944 and was sold to them in March 1949. She remained in their service as ''Le Ruse'' until 1959.


See also

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List of Escorteurs of the French Navy The ''escorteurs'' of the French Navy were light naval warships used for convoy protection during and after the Second World War. The earliest ''escorteurs'' in the French Navy were purchased from the British Royal Navy and the United States Navy ...


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