PGM-1-class motor gunboat
The PGM-1-class motor gunboats were a class of eight gunboats converted for the United States Navy from 1943-1944 and were succeeded by the PGM-9-class motor gunboats. All eight PGM-1s were converted from SC-497-class submarine chasers. The PGM-1s were created to support PT boats in the Pacific, but were too slow to keep up. The PGM-1s were discontinued and the PGM-9s, also too slow, were shifted to support minesweeping ships instead.
 PGM-2 after her conversion | |
| Class overview | |
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| Preceded by: | Erie class |
| Succeeded by: | PGM-9 class |
| Built: | 1942-1943 |
| Planned: | 8 |
| Completed: | 8 |
| Lost: | 1 |
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| Type: | Patrol gunboat, motor (PGM) |
| Displacement: | 95 tons |
| Length: | 110 ft 10 in (33.8 m) |
| Beam: | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Draft: | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) |
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| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
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PGM-7 was the only PGM-1-class vessel lost in World War II. The others were sent to the Foreign Liquidation Commission in 1947. Their exact fate is unknown.
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