Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

PC-1602 (USS Firm)

• PC-1568 class Submarine Chaser (ex Adroit class Minesweeper):
• Displacement: 450 tons
• Length: 173'8"
• Beam: 23'
• Draft: 11'7"
• Speed: 17 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50, 1 40mm
• Complement: 105
• Alco diesel engine, twin screws, 1,440 shaft hp.
• Built at Penn-Jersey and commissioned as AM-98 1943
• Converted to Sub Chaser (PC-1602) 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Firm

(As AM-98)

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