After commissioning, USS Fessenden (DE-142) carried out escort missions to Panama and Casablanca. As part of the USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) HUK Group, Fessenden sank U-1062 (Type VIIF torpedo carrier) on 30 September 1944.
Categories: World War II | Ships and Submarines
 
 
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