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USS Inch (DE-146) was an {{sclass-|Edsall|destroyer escort}} that served in the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was named after Rear Admiral Richard Inch, who served with distinction during the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War. Inch was laid down on 19 January 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corp, Orange, Texas. The ship was launched on 4 April 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Philip L. Inch, the daughter-in-law of Admiral Inch. Inch was commissioned on 8 September 1943, Lieutenant Commander C. W. Frey in command. Service historyAtlantic operationsFollowing shakedown off Bermuda, Inch began convoy escort operations from New York to Norfolk. Early in 1944 she joined a special hunter-killer group in the Atlantic, built around the escort carrier {{USS|Croatan|CVE-25|6}}. The ships sailed on 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. On the evening of 11 June the ship, in company with {{USS|Frost|DE-144|6}} and {{USS|Huse|DE-145|6}}, the three ships made contact with a submarine and proceeded to attack. After over 40 depth charges, the submarine surfaced, signaling SOS. Suspecting a ruse, Inch and her companions opened fire and destroyed {{GS|U-490}}. The entire crew of 60 German sailors was rescued by the escorts. Soon after the attack on U-490, the escort vessels, operating as usual in concert with aircraft from Croatan, detected another submarine. They attacked 3 July and scored another kill, this time on {{GS|U-154|1941|2}}. Inch remained on this duty until reaching New York on 14 May 1945. Pacific operations and fateInch had had only brief in-port periods the preceding year, and after repairs conducted her second shakedown out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. With the submarine war in the Atlantic won, Inch sailed to the Pacific, departing the Canal Zone 23 July. She touched at San Diego, California, and Pearl Harbor, and remained in Hawaiian waters for exercises designed to train her for the planned invasion of Japan. Soon after her arrival 12 August, however, the capitulation was announced. After completing training and readiness exercises, Inch sailed 5 September for Norfolk, Virginia, via the Panama Canal, and arrived 28 September 1945. She decommissioned on 17 May 1946, entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, and was berthed at Norfolk. Awards
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