The PGM-1-class motor gunboats were a class of eight gunboats converted for the United States Navy from 1943 to 1944 and were succeeded by the PGM-9-class motor gunboats. All eight PGM-1s were converted from SC-497-class submarine chasers. The PGM-1s were created to support PT boats in the Pacific, but were too slow to keep up. The PGM-1s were discontinued and the PGM-9s, also too slow, were shifted to support minesweeping ships instead.
PGM-2 after her conversion | |
Class overview | |
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Operators | United States Navy |
Preceded by | Erie class |
Succeeded by | PGM-9 class |
Built | 1942-1943 |
Planned | 8 |
Completed | 8 |
Lost | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol gunboat, motor (PGM) |
Displacement | 95 tons |
Length | 110 ft 10 in (33.8 m) |
Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
Draft | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
Armament |
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PGM-7 was the only PGM-1-class vessel lost in World War II. The others were sent to the Foreign Liquidation Commission in 1947. Their exact fate is unknown.
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