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

PG-53 USS Vixen

• Vixen class Gun Boat:
• Displacement: 3,774 tons (full load)
• Length: 333'
• Beam: 46'6"
• Draft: 15'6"
• Speed: 15 knots
• Armament: 4 3"/50 DP
• Complement: 279
• Diesel engines, twin screws, 3,600 shaft hp
• Built at Krupp Germania Werft, Kiel, Germany in 1929 as SS Orion
• Acquired by US Navy and converted at Brooklyn Navy Yard; commissioned 25 February 1941

Additional Links:

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

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