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Plymouth (PG-57)

Sunk 5 August 1943
Patrol Gunboat: Laid down as Alva in 1931 by the Krupp Germania Werft, Kiel, Germany for William K. Vanderbilt, II. Used in expeditions to the South Pacific, Mediterranean and South America from 1931 to 1935. Given to the Navy, 4 November 1941; Placed in reduced commission, 29 December 1941; Placed in commission in ordinary for conversion to a Patrol Gunboat, 23 January 1942 at the Norfolk Navy Yard; Placed in full commission as USS Plymouth (PG-57), 20 April 1942; Torpedoed 5 August 1943 off Cape Henry, VA by the German Submarine U-566; Struck from the Navy Register, 19 August 1943.

Specifications: Displacement, 1,500 tons; Length, 264' 5"; Beam, 46' 2"; Draft, 19'; Speed, 15 knots; Complement, 155; Armament, one 4"/50 and two 3"/50s; Propulsion diesel, two shafts.

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Steam Yacht Alva
Plymouth 113k 15 September 1934
Alva seen transporting a Douglas Dolphin 1 Special aeroplane [NC 14208]. The aeroplane on her stern was a Wilmington-Catalina Airlines wtih triple tails, customized for the Vanderbilt family.
© Mystic Seaport, http://www.mysticseaport.org/Mystic Seaport WebsiteRosenfeld Collection, Mystic, CT		 Mystic Seaport Website
Plymouth 46k Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum photo from the October 2005 edition of Naval History magazine Joe Radigan
USS Plymouth (PG 57)
Plymouth 51k 1 May 1942 Gunter Krebs
Plymouth 49k 17 February 1943 .
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