Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.


NavSource Online:
Motor Gunboat / Patrol Gunboat Photo Archive

PG-89 Marathon


Asheville Class Gunboat; Laid down, 21 June 1966 at Tacoma Boatbuilding Co., Tacoma WA as (PGM-89); Reclassified Patrol Gunboat (PG), 28 March 1967; Launched, 22 April 1967; Commissioned USS Marathon (PG-89), 11 May 1968; Decommissioned, 31 January 1976; Struck from the Naval Register, 15 December 1976; Final Disposition, transferred to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy as a training vessel.

Specifications: Displacement 240 (lt), 285 (fl) t; Length 164' 6"; Beam 24'; Draft 5' 2" (lt), 9' 6" (fl); Speed 40 kts; Complement 4 Officers, 33 Enlisted; Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, one single 40mm gun mount , two twin .50-cal mg mounts, GPCS MK-63 MOD 29 with AN/SPG-50 Radar; Propulsion, CODOG (Combination Diesel or Gas Turbine) two 12 cyl. 725 hp Cummins diesels engines, GE model 7 LM 1500 gas turbine engine, 2 controlable pitch propellers, 13,300shp. The CODOG system allows for diesel propulsion up to about 12--14 knots and marine gas turbine propulsion for speeds in excess of 35 knots.
Click On Image
For Full Size Image
Size Image Description Contributed
By
Marathon 119k - Patrol Gunboat Association
Terry W McManuels ETCM (SW) Ret
Marathon 79k - Tom Hayden

View the Marathon (PG-89)
DANFS History entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site. The main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Marathon (PG-89)
Patrol Gunboat Association
Back To The Main Photo Index Back To the Patrol Craft/Gunboat/Submarine Chaser Ship Type Index Back To The Motor Gunboat / Patrol Gunboat (PG) Photo Index

Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster
This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
© 2000-2001, Gary P. Priolo © 1996 - 2005 NavSource Naval History. All Rights Reserved.