For other ships of the same name, see USS Defiance.
| USS Defiance (PG-95) | |
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| Career (USA) |  |
| Name: | USS Defiance (PG-95) |
| Ordered: | 26 July 1966 |
| Builder: | Peterson Builders |
| Laid down: | 3 October 1967 |
| Struck: | 6 August 1987 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Turkey, destroyed in 1985 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 250 tons |
| Length: | 165 ft |
| Beam: | 24 ft |
| Speed: | 40 kts |
| Armament: | one 3"/50 gun mount, one 40mm gun mount, two twin .50 cal. machine guns |
The third USS Defiance (PGM-95/PG-95) was a gunboat in the United States Navy and later transferred to Turkey. She was an Asheville-class gunboat, although some sources refer to her class as Tacoma-class.
Defiance was laid down as PGM-95 by Peterson Builders, on 3 October 1967. She was commissioned as PG-95 on 24 September 1969.[1]
Decommissioned on 11 June 1973, she was transferred to Turkey and renamed Yildirim (P-338). She was destroyed by an explosion and fire on 11 April 1985.[2]
References[]
- ↑ "PG-95 Defiance". Gunboat Riders. http://www.gunboatriders.com/theboats/95_defiance/pg95.html. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ↑ "PG-95 Defiance". NavSource Naval History. http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/11095.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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