U.S.S. Erie
PG-50
1936
(Argonaut 217)
- Class: Erie - 2 gunboats of 1933
- Displacement: 1,900 tons
- Dimensions: 308(wl) 328.5(oa) x 41.25 x 11.5 ft.
- Machinery: 2-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 6,200 = 20 knots
- Armament: 4-6"/47 (4x1), 4-1.1" (1x4) A.A. guns
- Complement: 236
- Builder: New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn
- Keel Laid: Dec 1934
- Launched: 29 Feb 1936
- Commissioned: 1 Jul 1936
- Lost: 5 Dec 1942
- Service: Torpedoed by U163 12 Nov 1942 in the Caribbean, off Curacao. Brought into Willemstadt Harbor for salvage, she capsized and sank on 5 Dec 1942.
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