USS Luzon (PG-47)

USS Luzon PG-47/PR-7
History
United States
NameUSS Luzon
NamesakeLuzon
BuilderKiangnan Dock and Engineering Works, Shanghai
Laid down20 November 1926
Launched12 September 1927
Commissioned1 June 1928
Stricken8 May 1942
Honors and
awards
1 battle star
FateScuttled 6 May 1942
Japanese Navy EnsignJapan
NameKaratsu
FateTorpedoed 3 March 1944; scuttled 5 February 1945
General characteristics [1]
Displacement500 long tons (508 t)
Length210 ft 9 in (64.24 m)
Beam31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft6 ft (1.8 m)
Speed16 kn (30 km/h)
Complement80
Armament

The first USS Luzon (PG-47) was laid down 20 November 1926 by the Kiangnan Dock and Engineering Works, Shanghai, China; launched 12 September 1927; sponsored by Miss Mary C. Carter, daughter of Commander Andrew F. Carter, USN; and commissioned 1 June 1928.

  1. ^ Silverstone, Paul H (1966). U.S. Warships of World War II. Doubleday and Company. p. 243.