USS Action
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USS Action (PG-86) was the lead ship of the Action-class patrol boats acquired by the United States Navy for the task of patrolling American coastal waters during World War II. She is the only ship to bear this name.
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Name | Action |
Builder | Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., Collingwood |
Laid down | 6 January 1942 as CN-304 |
Launched | 28 July 1942 |
Acquired | 21 November 1942 |
Commissioned | 22 November 1942 |
Decommissioned | 6 September 1945 |
Stricken | 7 September 1945 |
Fate | Sold in 1952 to J. Presthus, Bergen, Norway; Converted to a cargo vessel and renamed Arne Presthus. Wrecked 6 April 1972 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Action-class |
Type | Patrol boat |
Displacement | 1,375 long tons (1,397 t) |
Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draft | 14 ft 7 in (4.45 m) |
Speed | 16.5 kn (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) |
Complement | 90 |
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