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26)PC 610 PATROL CRAFT

Photo. www.navsource.org By  T.O. Flippin,GM2c,PC 610 via his grandson Ken Flippin

Laid down 24 February 1942 by the Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX

Launched 19 June 1942

Commissioned 28 September 1942

Decommissioned in December 1945

Naval Vessel Register of 1 January 1949 lists being loaned in December 1948 to unknown miscellaneous activities, private operations or leased under contract.

Beached and abandoned 7 June 1950 on Hens and Chickens Reef, Rhode Island Sound for use as a bombing target

Hull destroyed.

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 Serial No. 10878/10879 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.

PC 610 served under Vice Adm. Jonas Ingram's Fourth Fleet Headquarters Recife, Brazil and played active role in patrols and escorting duties since 1942.

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