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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Samar |
| Namesake | Samar, an island in the Philippines |
| Acquired | 9 November 1898 |
| Commissioned | 26 May 1899 |
| Decommissioned | 6 September 1920 |
| Fate | Sold on 11 January 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 243 tons |
| Length | 121 ft |
| Beam | 17 ft 10 in |
| Draft | 7 ft 6 in |
| Speed | 10.5 knots |
| Complement | 28 |
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USS Samar (PG-41) was a gunboat of the United States Navy. She was initially built for the Spanish Navy, but was captured during the Spanish–American War and taken into service with the US Navy. Samar had two sister-ships which also served in the US Navy, USS Pampanga (PG-39) and USS Paragua.