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

PG-54 USS St. Augustine

• Converted Yacht class Gunboat:
• Displacement: 1,720 tons
• Length: 272'2"
• Beam: 36'
• Draft: 14'6"
• Speed: 14 knots
• Armament: 2 3"
• Complement: 185
• Built at Newport News Shipbuilding in 1939
• Acquired by the Navy 5 December 1940, and commissioned 16 January 1941

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS St. Augustine

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