PC 1084

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

PC-461 Class Submarine Chaser
Keel Laid September 7 1942 - Launched October 31 1942


1. USS PC-1084
Commissioned August 31 1943 - Decommissioned December 12 1945
Struck from Naval Register January 8 1946

Sometime in the late 1940s, purchased by businessman Richard Minges, who was one of the owners of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., and put to use as a floating dock on Cape Fear river at Breece’s Landing in Fayetteville NC. (From the article Ship in Cape Fear River served two roles dated Nov 11, 2018 in The Fayetteville Observer)

UPDATE - From an article that appeared in the November 2016 edition of "Our State" magazine, PC-1084 ended up on the Cape Fear river in Fayetteville NC as a floating dock.
She now rests half buried in mud on the bank of the Cape Fear river with trees growing through her hull. See photo below.

 

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Postmarks

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Edited photo from "Our State" magazine showing PC-1084. Photo courtesy of, and with permission of, Andrew Kornylak.
Photo from the article "A Long Way to the Sea" by Jeremy Markovich, published in "Our State, Celebrating North Carolina" magazine, Nov. 2016. Elizabeth Hudson, Editor in Chief.

 

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