Patrol Craft
Ships of the Royal Thai Navy
PC-461 (U.S. Navy) class, Patrol Crafts
| Displacement: | 280 tons full load | |||||
| Dimensions: | (157 x 23 x 10 feet) | |||||
| Propulsion: | 2 Fairbanks Morse 38D8 Diesels, 2'000 bhp | |||||
| Speed: | 20 kts | Shaft: | 2 shafts | |||
| Crew: | 6 Officer 53 Enlisted | Range: | 3,000 nautical miles at 12 knots | |||
| Armament: |
1 x 3-inch/ 50 Dual Purpose 1 x 40mm Bofors 3 x 20mm Oerlikon 2 or 4 K-guns 1 x Mousetrap Racks with 16 forward firing rockets |
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| Builder: |
PC-495, PC-575, Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA PC-570, Albina Engine and Machinery Works, Portland, OR PC-609, PC-1253, Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX PC-616, George Lawley and Sons, Inc., Neponset, MA PC-1185 Gibbs Gas Engine Co., Jacksonville, FL PC-1218, Luders Marine Construction Co., Stamford, CT |
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| Design: |
US PC-461 class |
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| Ships: | ||||||
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| Ex. USS PC-495 | ||
| Laid down: | 10 June 1941 | |
| Launched: | 30 December 1941 | |
| Commissioned RTN | 10 May 1947 | |
| Decommissioned RTN | ? | |
| Sunk as a target. | ||
| Ex. USS PC-575 | ||
| Laid down: | 24 February 1942 | |
| Launched: | 5 May 1942 | |
| Commissioned RTN | March 1947 | |
| Decommissioned RTN | ||
| Ex. USS PC-609 | ||
| Laid down: | 8 January 1942 | |
| Launched: | 30 May 1942 | |
| Commissioned RTN | 10 May 1947 | |
| Decommissioned RTN | 1956. ???? | |
| Ex. USS PC-1185 | ||
| Laid down: | 26 March 1943 | |
| Launched: | 27 August 1943 | |
| Commissioned RTN | 1947 | |
| Decommissioned RTN | ||
| Ex. USS PC-1218 | ||
| Laid down: | 2 July 1943 | |
| Launched: | 24 October 1943 | |
| Commissioned RTN | 7 June 1948 | |
| Decommissioned RTN | 1991 | |
| PC-5 was placed in reserve and struck in 1991 | ||
| Ex. USS PC-616 | ||
| Laid down: | 27 February 1942 | |
| Launched: | 4 July 1942 | |
| Commissioned RTN | 1952 | |
| Decommissioned RTN | 1993 | |
| Ex. USS PC-1253 | ||
| Laid down: | 11 June 1942 | |
| Launched: | 14 October 1942 | |
| Commissioned RTN | 1951 | |
| Decommissioned RTN | ||
| Ex. USS PC-570 | ||
| Laid down: | 11 September 1941 | |
| Launched: | 5 January 1942 | |
| Commissioned RTN | 1952 | |
| Decommissioned RTN | ||
| Ex. USS PC-461 | ||
| Laid down: | 9 August 1941 | |
| Launched: | 24 January 1942 | |
| Commissioned RTN | 10 May 1947 | |
| Decommissioned RTN | May 1947 | |
| Lost in a typhoon at Manila Bay shortly after purchase in May 1947 | ||