High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Inch (DE-146) was named after Rear Admiral Richard Inch, who served with distinction during the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War.USS Inch (DE-146) was laid down 19 January 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corp, Orange, Texas; launched 4 April 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Philip L. Inch, daughter-in-law of Admiral Inch; and commissioned 8 September 1943, Lt. Comdr. C. W. Frey in command.Following shakedown off Bermuda, Inch began convoy escort operations from New York to Norfolk. Early in 1945 she joined a special hunter-killer group in the Atlantic, built around escort carrier USS Croatan (CVE-25). The ships sailed 24 March for the convoy lanes to search for German U-boats. During the months that followed, Inch took part in many attacks on submarines.

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