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

USS PC-556

• PC-461 class Patrol Craft:
• Displacement: 284 tons
• Length: 173'8"
• Beam: 23'
• Draft: 10'10"
• Speed: 21 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50, 1 40mm, 5 20mm, 2 depth charge throwers (mousetraps), 2 K-guns, 2 depth charge racks
• Complement: 65
• Diesel engines, 2 screws, 2,280 shaft hp

Built at Luders Marine Construction, and commissioned 1 September 1942

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Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS PC-556

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