USS Defiance (PG-95)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Defiance.
USS Defiance (PG-95)
History
United States
NameDefiance
NamesakeCity of Defiance, Ohio
Ordered26 July 1966
BuilderPeterson Builders
Laid down3 October 1967
Launched24 August 1968
Stricken6 August 1987
MottoWith Knowledge and Confidence to Deny
FateTransferred to Turkey, destroyed in 1985
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General characteristics
Class and typeAsheville-class gunboat
Displacement240 long tons (244 t)
Length164 ft 6 in (50.1 m)
Beam24 ft (7.3 m)
Draft9 ft 6 in (2.9 m)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 16 kn (30 km/h) max on diesels
  • 42 kn (78 km/h) max on turbine
Range1,700 nmi (3,100 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 nmi (13 km); weight of shell 6 kg.
  • 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns (2 × 2)
  • 1 × Bofors 40 mm/70 Mk 10.
  • Missiles: Some units had the 40 mm replaced with various missile configurations

USS Defiance (PGM-95/PG-95) was a gunboat in the United States Navy and later transferred to Turkey. She was an Asheville-class gunboat, and the third ship to be named Defiance, in honor of the city of Defiance, Ohio.[1]

  1. ^ All Hands, p. 15.