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USS PC-1261
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USS PC-1261 was a PC-461-class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship sunk during the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, when she was hit by shellfire from German shore batteries.
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Name | USS PC-1261 |
Builder | |
Laid down | 20 November 1942 |
Launched | 28 February 1943 |
Commissioned | May 1943 |
Fate | Sunk by shellfire off the coast of Normandy, 6 June 1944 |
Stricken | 29 July 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | PC-461-class submarine chaser |
Displacement |
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Length | 173 ft 8 in (52.93 m) |
Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
Draft | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) |
Installed power | 5,760 shp (4,300 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20 kn (23 mph; 37 km/h) |
Complement | 65 |
Armament | 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal dual-purpose gun, 1 × 40 mm gun, 3 × 20 mm cannons, 2 × rocket launchers, 4 × depth charge throwers, 2 × depth charge tracks |
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