USS Benicia (PG-96)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Benicia.

USS Benicia (PG-96) on 17 April 1970
History
United States
NameUSS Benicia (PG-96)
NamesakeBenicia, California
BuilderTacoma Boatbuilding Company
Laid down14 April 1969
Launched20 December 1969
Commissioned25 April 1970
Decommissioned15 October 1971
Stricken30 August 1996
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeAsheville-class gunboat
Displacement240 tons (244 t)
Length164 ft 6 in (50.14 m)
Beam24 ft (7.3 m)
Draft9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Propulsion2 × Cummins VT12-875 diesel; 1,450 hp (1.07 MW); General Electric LM1500 marine gas turbine
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h) maximum on diesels
  • 42 knots (78 km/h) maximum on turbine
Range1,700 NM (3100 km)
Complement24 crew (4 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems		Weapons control: Mk 63 GFCS.

Radar: Sperry AN/SPS-53; I/J-band.

Fire control: Western Electric AN/SPG-50; I/J-band.
Armament
  • Guns: 1 × USN 3 in (76 mm) /50 Mk 34; 50 rounds/min to (7 NM) 12.8 km; weight of shell 6 kg.
  • 4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns (2 × 2)
  • 1 × Bofors 40 mm/70 Mk 10.

The second USS Benicia (PGM-96/PG-96) was a Asheville-class gunboat in the United States Navy commissioned in 1970. She later served in the South Korean Navy as Paek Ku 51 (PGM-351).