USS PCE-898

USS PCE-898 was a PCE-842-class patrol craft for the United States Navy during World War II. She was renamed Okpo (PCEC 55) after being acquired by the South Korean Navy on 1 November 1974.

ROKS Okpo
History
United States
Name	PCE-898
Builder	Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland
Laid down	16 December 1942
Launched	3 August 1943
Commissioned	24 January 1945
Reclassified	PCEC-898
Stricken	15 November 1974
Fate	Transferred to South Korean Navy, 1 November 1974
History
South Korea
Name	Okpo
Namesake	Okpo
Acquired	1 November 1974
Commissioned	1 November 1974
Identification	Pennant number: PCEC 55
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
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)
Propulsion	Main: 2 × GM 12-278A diesel engines Auxiliary: 2 × GM 6-71 diesel engines with 100KW gen and 1 × GM 3-268A diesel engine with 60KW gen
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
Armament	1 × Mk.26 3"/50 caliber gun dual purpose gun 3 × single Bofors 40 mm gun 4 × Mk.10 Oerlikon 20 mm guns 4 × M2 .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns

History

PCE-898 was laid down by Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland on 16 December 1942 and launched on 3 August 1943. She was commissioned on 24 January 1945.

After the war, she was transferred to South Korea and renamed Okpo (PCEC 55) on 1 November 1974.^[1]

References

1. "PCE-898". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2021-04-28.