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PE-2
ex-Eagle Boat No. 2

Eagle Class Patrol Craft: Laid down, 10 May 1918 by the Ford Motor Co., Detroit, MI; Launched, 19 August 1918; Commissioned USS Eagle Boat No. 2, 7 November 1918. Served with the Northern Russia Detachment U.S. Naval Forces, Northern Russia, in 1919 under the command of LT John Whalon, USN. Reclassified PE-2, 17 July 1920; Sold, 11 June 1930. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 615 t.; Length 200' 9"; Beam 33' 1"; Draft 8' 6"; Speed 18.3kts; Complement 61; Armament two 4"/50 gun mounts, one 3"/50 gun mount, two .50 cal. machine guns.

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PE-2 162k PE-2, PE-3 and PE-4 under construction
National Archives photo		 Dan Treadwell
PE-2 117k 6 September 1918
National Archives photo		 Dan Treadwell
PE-2 152k 30 October 1918
National Archives photo		 Dan Treadwell
PE-2 143k 30 October 1918
Undergoing her final fitting out before joining the fleet. Note the stern mounted depth charge racks, among the earliest applied to a naval combatant.
National Archives photo		 Original photo: Lawrence W. Lee, Jr.
Replacement photo: Dan Treadwell
PE-2 108k USS Eagle 2 (PE-2) on builder’s trials in 1918. Naval Historical Center
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
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