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12)PC 554 PATROL CRAFT

Photo. Seen as Goiana G 4 in Brazilian Navy 1946. By Jane's Fighting Ships Replacement from Robert Hurst.

Laid down 20 December 1941 by the Sullivan Dry Dock and Repair Co., Brooklyn, NY

Launched 1 May 1942

Commissioned USS PC 554, 15 September 1942

Decommissioned 29 October 1943, transferred to Brazil and named GOIANA (CS-6)

Reclassified G-4

Struck from the Navy Register and transferred permanent ownership to Brazil 19 April 1950

Decommissioned 13 October 1951

Scrapped in 1952.

Specifications:

Built 1942 

Tonnage 450 ton (Loaded). 

Dimensions: Length: 52.73 m, Beam: 7.01 m, Draught 3.04 m.

Propulsion: Diesel; 2 Engines 16 Cylinders; General Motors Model 16-258S gearing 2.000 bhp, 2 shafts with 3 blade propellers.

Speed: max. 20 knots.

Range: 3.000 Nautical miles @12 knots.

Armament: 1 3 pol. (76.2 mm/50) Oerlikon gun; 1 Bofors L/60 gun, 40 mm in one single mounting Mk 3; 2 machineguns Oerlikon 20 mm single mountings Mk 4; 2 grenade octuples throwers of A/S (LBG) 7.2 pol. Mousetrap Mk 20 at the bow ; 2 Depth Charges rack Mk 3 and 2 side throwers type K Mk 6 for Depth Charges Mk 6 or Mk 9.

Sensors: 1 surveillance surface radar type SF or SL; 1 hull sonar.

Complement: 65.

USS PC 554, was built at Sullivan Dry Dock and Repair Co., Brooklyn, New York. She was launched 1st May 1942. She was transferred and incorporated to the Brazilian Navy 29/Oct/1943 when was renamed Goiana in a ceremony in Miami, Florida.

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