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Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
PC-1587 (USS Advent)
- PC-1586 Submarine Chaser (ex Adroit Class Minesweeper):
- Displacement: 450 tons
- Length: 173'8"
- Beam: 23'
- Draft: 11'7"
- Speed: 17 knots
- Armament: 1 3"/50, 1 40mm
- Complement: 105
- Cooper Bessemer diesel engine, twin screws, 1,770 shaft hp.
- Built at Commercial Iron Works and commissioned as AM-83 1942
- Converted to Sub Chaser (PC-1587) 1944
Additional Links:
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"Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Advent
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(As AM-83) |
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Last updated:
October 9, 1997