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USS Fury (PG 69)



Fury call sign:
Nan - Fox - Charlie - Uncle

ex-HMS Larkspur (K 82)

Fury served the Navies of Great Britain and the United States.
British Flower Class Corvette/Temptress Class Patrol Gunboat: Laid down in 1941 as the "Flower Class" corvette HMS Larkspur (K 82) by Fleming and Ferguson, Paisley, Scotland; Launched 5 September 1940; Transferred to the U.S. Navy and commissioned USS Fury (PG-69), 17 March 1942 at Liverpool, England; Decommissioned 22 August 1945 at Harwich, England and returned to the Royal Navy; Sold in 1946 to Wheelock Marden and Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, BCC and renamed Larkslock; Scrapped at Hong Kong in February 1953.

Specifications: Displacement 1,375 t.; Length 205' 2"; Beam 33'; Draft 14' 7"; Speed 16.5 kts; Complement 87; Armament one 4"/50 gun mount, one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two 20mm gun mounts and two dct; Propulsion two 225psi Scotch boilers, one 2,750ihp Fleming and Ferguson engine, one shaft.

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for full size image		 Size Image Description Source
Fury 47k - -
Fury 37k c. 1942
Following transfer to the U.S. Navy.		 Robert Hirst
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