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PG-57 Plymouth


A converted yacht, laid down as Alva in 1931 by the Krupp Germania Werft, Kiel, Germany; 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 Naval 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" two 3"/50s; Propulsion diesel, two shafts.
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