| USS PC-1641 | |
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| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | PC-1641 |
| Builder: | Gunderson Brothers Engineering Corp., Portland |
| Laid down: | 29 May 1963 |
| Launched: | 14 May 1964 |
| Completed: | 29 October 1964 |
| Commissioned: | 3 December 1964 |
| Identification: | Callsign: TBLP |
| Fate: | Transferred to Turkish Navy |
| Career (Turkey) |  |
| Name: | Akhisar |
| Namesake: | Akhisar |
| Identification: | Pennant number: P 114 |
| Status: | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
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| Displacement: | 295 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 175 ft (53 m) |
| Beam: | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Draft: | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 59 |
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USS PC-1641 was an PC-1638-class submarine chaser in the United States Navy during the Cold War. She was transferred to the Turkish Navy as TCG Akhisar (P 114) of the Hisar-class patrol boat.
Construction and commissioning[]
PC-1641 was laid down on 29 May 1963 at Gunderson Brothers Engineering Corps., Portland, Oregon. Launched on 14 May 1964.
She was transferred to the Turkish Navy and renamed TCG Akhisar (P 114).[1]
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