| USS PCE-898 | |
|---|---|
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | PCE-898 |
| Builder: | Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland |
| Laid down: | 16 December 1942 |
| Launched: | 3 August 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 24 January 1945 |
| Reclassified: | PCEC-898 |
| Struck: | 15 November 1974 |
| Fate: | Transferred to South Korean Navy, 1 November 1974 |
| Career (South Korea) |  |
| Name: | Okpo |
| Namesake: | Okpo |
| Acquired: | 1 November 1974 |
| Commissioned: | 1 November 1974 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: PCEC 55 |
| Fate: | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | PCE-842-class patrol craft |
| Displacement: | 914 Tons (Full Load) |
| Length: | 184.5 ft (56.2 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft: | 9.75 ft (2.97 m) |
| Installed power: | 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) (maximum), |
| Range: | 6,600 nmi (12,200 km; 7,600 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Complement: | 79 |
| Armament: |
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USS PCE-898 was a PCE-842-class patrol craft for the United States Navy during World War II. She was renamed Okpo (PCEC 55) after being acquired by the South Korean Navy on 1 November 1974.
History[]
PCE-898 was laid down by Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland on 16 December 1942 and launched on 3 August 1943. She was commissioned on 24 January 1945.
After the war, she was transferred to South Korea and renamed Okpo (PCEC 55) on 1 November 1974.[1]
References[]
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
The original article can be found at USS PCE-898 and the edit history here.