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USS PCE-898 
Summary
USS PCE-898 was a PCE-842-class patrol craft for the United States Navy during World War II. She was renamed Okpo (PCEC 55) after being acquired by the South Korean Navy on 1 November 1974.
 ROKS Okpo
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | PCE-898 |
| Builder | Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland |
| Laid down | 16 December 1942 |
| Launched | 3 August 1943 |
| Commissioned | 24 January 1945 |
| Reclassified | PCEC-898 |
| Stricken | 15 November 1974 |
| Fate | Transferred to South Korean Navy, 1 November 1974 |
| History | |
 South Korea | |
| Name | Okpo |
| Namesake | Okpo |
| Acquired | 1 November 1974 |
| Commissioned | 1 November 1974 |
| Identification | Pennant number: PCEC 55 |
| Fate | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | PCE-842-class patrol craft |
| Displacement | 914 Tons (Full Load) |
| Length | 184.5 ft (56.2 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 9.75 ft (2.97 m) |
| Installed power | 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) (maximum), |
| Range | 6,600 nmi (12,200 km; 7,600 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Complement | 79 |
| Armament |
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History edit
PCE-898 was laid down by Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland on 16 December 1942 and launched on 3 August 1943. She was commissioned on 24 January 1945.
After the war, she was transferred to South Korea and renamed Okpo (PCEC 55) on 1 November 1974.[1]
References edit
- ^ "PCE-898". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2021-04-28.