USS PC-603
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|caption=The bow of PC-603 under way at Neah Bay, Washington | |caption=The bow of PC-603 under way at Neah Bay, Washington | ||
|name=USS PC-603 | |name=USS PC-603 | ||
- | |builder= | + | |builder=Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp., Morris Heights, NY |
- | |laid down= | + | |laid down=[[9 May]] [[1942]] |
- | |launched= | + | |launched=[[30 June]] [[1942]] |
- | |commissioned= | + | |sponsor= |
- | |decommissioned= | + | |commissioned=[[1 October]] [[1942]] |
- | |struck= | + | |decommissioned=[[8 January]] [[1947]] |
+ | |struck=[[1 July]] [[1960]] | ||
|reinstated= | |reinstated= | ||
+ | |renamed=USS Solvay, [[15 February]] [[1956]] | ||
|honours= | |honours= | ||
|fate= | |fate= | ||
|status= | |status= | ||
|notes= | |notes= | ||
- | |class= | + | |class=PC-461 |
- | |displacement= | + | |type=Sub Chaser |
- | |length= | + | |displacement=450 tons fully loaded |
- | |beam= | + | |length=173 ft |
+ | |beam=23 ft | ||
|draught= | |draught= | ||
- | |draft= | + | |draft=10 ft 10 in |
- | |propulsion= | + | |propulsion=2 x 2,880bhp Fairbanks Morse 38D8-1/8 diesel engines, Westinghouse single reduction gear, two shafts. |
- | |speed= | + | |speed=20 knots |
|range= | |range= | ||
- | |complement= | + | |complement=65 |
|sensors= | |sensors= | ||
|EW= | |EW= | ||
- | |armament= | + | |armament=one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, one single 40mm gun mount, two 20mm guns, two depth charge projectiles, two depth charge tracks |
- | |armour= | + | |armour=None |
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'''USS ''PC-603''''' was a '''PC-461 class''' subchaser assigned to the United States Navy's Pacific Fleet during World War II. ''PC-603'' is notable for being | '''USS ''PC-603''''' was a '''PC-461 class''' subchaser assigned to the United States Navy's Pacific Fleet during World War II. ''PC-603'' is notable for being |