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Beacon (PG 99)

Patrol Gunboat Association

Beacon served the Navies of the United States and Greece.

Ormi Call sign:
Sierra - Zulu - Victor - Foxtrot
Tacoma Class Gunboat; Laid down at Tacoma Boatbuilding Co,. Tacoma WA; Launched (date unknown); Commissioned USS Beacon (PG-99), 22 November 1969; Decommissioned, 22 April 1977; Struck from the Naval Register, June 1990; Final Disposition, transferred to Greece, 22 November 1989 and renamed Ormi (P-230). Served through 1995. Fate unknown.
Specifications: Displacement 250 t.; Length 165'; Beam 24'; Speed 40k; Armament one 3"/50 gun mount, one 40mm gun mount, two twin .50 cal. machine guns; Propulsion diesel, two shafts.
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U.S. Navy photo from the December 1970 edition of All Hands Magazine |
Joe Radigan |
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Beacon alongside Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) U.S. Navy photo from the December 1970 edition of All Hands Magazine |
Joe Radigan |
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U.S. Navy photo from the July 1974 edition of All Hands Magazine |
Joe Radigan |
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Seen here as Ormi (P 230) alongside Tolmi (P 229), ex-Green Bay (PG 101). |
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Hellenic Navy photo |
Joe Radigan |
There is no DANFS history available for Beacon (PG-99)
View the Beacon (PG-99) Unofficial History entry located on the Patrol Gunboat Association Web Site.
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