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Paducah (PG 18)
ex-IX-23
ex-AG-7
ex-Gunboat No. 18
Dubuque Class Gunboat: Built by the Gas Engine and Power Co. and Charles L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights, Long Island, NY; Launched 11 October 1904; Commissioned USS Paducah (Gunboat No. 18), 2 September 1905; Decommissioned 2 March 1919; Reclassified as a Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-7 in 1919; Recommissioned, 16 August 1920; Decommissioned, 9 September 1921; Reclassified as an Unclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary, IX-23, 24 April 1922; Recommissioned, 2 May 1922; Reclassified as a Patrol Gunboat, PG-18, 4 November 1940; Decommissioned, 7 September 1945; Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 19 December 1946, and sold to Maria Angelo, Miami, FL. Fate unknown.
Specifications: Displacement 1,084 t; Length 200' 5; Beam 35'; Draft 13' 4"; Speed 13 kts; Complement 184; Armament four 4"/50 gun mounts, two 1-pounders; Propulsion, steam.
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