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 PGM-63 on 9 May 1963 trials - J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders |
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| Preceded by | PGM-9 class |
| Succeeded by | Asheville class |
| Built | 1959-1970 |
| Completed | 59 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Motor gunboat |
| Displacement | 118 tons |
| Length | 101 ft (31 m) |
| Beam | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Draft | 6.8–9 ft (2.1–2.7 m) |
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| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Complement | 17 |
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The PGM-39-class gunboats, designated Patrol Gunboat, Motor[a] by the United States Navy were a class of fifty nine gunboats constructed in various shipyards from 1959–1970. The design was based on the United States Coast Guard Cape-class cutter design with a five-foot (1.5 m) hull extension. It was specifically designed for the U.S. Military Assistance Program and was used by the navies of The Philippines, Indonesia, South Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Ethiopia, and Ecuador.
The members of this class of gunboats are:
PGM-39 to PGM-46
PGM-51 to PGM-83
PGM-91
PGM-102 to PGM-108
PGM-111 to PGM-117
PGM-122 to PGM-124
The first vessel (PGM-39) of the class was used by the Philippine Navy as BRP Agusan (PG 61). The other Philippine Navy units were PGM-40 as BRP Catanduanes (PG 62), PGM-41 as BRP Romblon (PG 63), PGM-42 as BRP Palawan (PG 64), and PGM-83 as BRP Basilan (PG 60) ex-RVN Hon Troc (HQ 618).
The PGM-39 class has varied weapons mix of 40 mm and 20 mm cannon, 12.7 mm machine guns, and 81mm mortar.
- ^ Erdheim, Judith C. (September 1975), Market Time, Department of the Navy, Appendix A: Characteristics of VNN PCE and PGM – via Hyperwar Foundation
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