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

USS PGM-15

• Ex-PC class Motor Gunboat:
• Displacement: 500 tons
• Length: 173'
• Beam: 22'
• Draft: 8'
• Speed: 22 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/23 DP, 1x2 40mm, 6 20mm, 1 60mm mortar
• Complement: 28-65
• Diesel engine, twin screws
• Built at George Lawley, Neponset, Mass., and commissioned 11 October 1945
• Transferred to Republic of China, 30 June 1948; later defected to PRC as Kan Tang

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS PGM-15

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