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USS ''PC-542'' was a built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was transferred to the French Navy under Lend-Lease in September 1944 and renamed ''Tirailleur''. ==Career== ''PC-542'' was laid down at the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan, on 26 February 1942; launched on 4 April 1942; and commissioned on 25 May 1942. After commissioning, ''PC-542'' ran convoys to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, before sailing for the Mediterranean, arriving in Arzew, Algeria. She participated in the invasions of Scoglitti, Brolo, Salerno, and Anzio in Italy; and in Operation Dragoon—the invasion of Southern France. On 30 September 1944, ''PC-542'' was transferred to France under Lend-Lease, where she served as ''Tirailleur'' and was credited with shooting down 2 German planes in the Mediterranean. She was condemned by the French Navy in 1957. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS PC-542」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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