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PY-28 Marcasite


Built in 1925 as Camargo by George Lawley and Sons, Neponset, MA; Acquired by the Navy, 2 February 1942 under the name Ramsis; Converted for Naval service at Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, FL; Commissioned USS Marcasite (PY-28), 12 May 1942; Decommissioned, 5 October 1944 at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA; Struck from the Naval Register, 14 October 1944; Transferred to the Maritime Commission, (date unknown) for disposal; Sold, 5 December 1944 and operated under the names Commando and Westminster. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 1,130 t.; Length 225' 2"; Beam 32' 4" ; Draft 17' 5"; Speed 12kts; Complement 120; Armament two 3"/50 gun mount, one depth charge projector (Y-gun); Propulsion diesel, one shaft.
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Marcasite 125k Marcasite during conversion for naval service at Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa Florida MV Warren
Marcasite 102k at sea M V Warren
Marcasite 19k . Gunter Krebs

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