 USS PC-1168
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS PC-1168 |
| Builder | Sullivan Drydock and Repair Corporation, Brooklyn, NY |
| Laid down | 3 April 1943 |
| Launched | 3 July 1943 |
| Commissioned | 3 December 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 19 May 1954 |
| Fate | 19 May 1954, transferred to Republic of China Navy |
| Stricken | 16 December 1970 |
| History | |
 Taiwan | |
| Name | ROCS Ching Kiang (PC-116) |
| Acquired | 19 May 1954 |
| Decommissioned | 16 December 1970 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | PC-461-class submarine chaser |
| Displacement | 295 tons fully loaded |
| Length | 175 ft (53 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × General Motors 16-278A diesel engines (Serial No. 14240 and 14241), two shafts. |
| Speed | 20 knots |
| Complement | 59 |
| Armament |
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USS PC-1168 was a PC-461-class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War II. PC-1168 is notable for being the ship on which the film You're in the Navy Now, which starred Gary Cooper, was filmed in 1950. The ship was later transferred to the Republic of China Navy, serving from 1954 to 1970 as ROCS Ching Kiang (PC-116).