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USS PCE-869
PCE-842-class of the US Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS PCE-869 was a PCE-842-class patrol craft for the United States Navy during World War II. She was renamed ROCS Yong Xing (PCE-42) and ROCS Wei Yuan (PCE-68) after being acquired by the Republic of China Navy on 28 August 1945.
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Name | PCE-869 |
Builder | Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland |
Laid down | 2 September 1942 |
Launched | 6 February 1943 |
Commissioned | 19 September 1943 |
Stricken | 1 July 1972 |
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Fate | Transferred to Republic of China, 28 August 1945 |
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Namesake | Yongxing Island |
Acquired | 28 August 1945 |
Decommissioned | 1 July 1971 |
Renamed |
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Namesake | Lu Weiyuan |
Reclassified | PCE-68, 1949 |
Identification | Pennant number: PCE-42 |
Fate | Scrapped, 28 August 1971 |
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Class and type | PCE-842-class patrol craft |
Displacement | 914 Tons (Full Load) |
Length | 184.5 ft (56.2 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draft | 9.75 ft (2.97 m) |
Installed power | 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) |
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Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) (maximum), |
Range | 6,600 nmi (12,200 km; 7,600 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
Complement | 79 |
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