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

USS SC-1071/PGM-6

• Motor Gunboat (ex-SC-497 class Sub Chaser):
• Displacement: 98 tons
• Length: 110'10"
• Beam: 17'
• Draft: 6'6"
• Speed: 20 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50, 2x2 .50-cal. mg
• Complement: 2 officers, 20 enlisted
• Diesel engines, twin screws 1,200 shaft hp
• Built at Matthias Yacht Building, Camden, N.J., and commissioned 6 August 1943
• Converted to PGM-6 12 October 1943

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS PGM-6

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