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PE-33



Call sign (1924):
Nan - Item - Boy - Boy

ex-Eagle Boat No. 33



Call sign (1919):
George - Cast - Mike - Rush
Eagle Class Patrol Craft:

  • Laid down 4 December 1918 at Ford Motor Co., Detroit, Michigan
  • Launched 15 March 1919
  • Commissioned USS Eagle Boat No. 33, 4 September 1919
  • Designated PE-33, 17 July 1920
  • Struck from the Navy list 23 April 1930
  • Sold 11 June 1930
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 710 t.
  • Length 200' 9"
  • Beam 25' 9"
  • Draft 13' 6"
  • Speed 18.32 kts.
  • Complement 61
  • Armament: One 4"/50 gun mounts, and two .50 cal. machine guns
  • Propulsion: Two Thorny-Croft Bureau Mod. boilers, one 2,500shp Poole turbine, Ford single reduction gear, one shaft.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    PE-33 300k U.S. Navy photo Jim Kurrasch, Battleship Iowa, Pacific Battleship Center
    PE-33 67k c. 1920 Tom Kermen
    PE-33 196k At New London, Conn. Circa 1920. Note Admiral's Flag at masthead
    Courtesy of Mr. Allan J. Drugan Columbus, Ohio
    Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 54320    		 Robert Hurst
    Photo added 1 January 2022
    Commanding Officers
    02LT Ernest Victor Sandstrom, USN3 August 1920
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
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    DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway website
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