USS Surprise (PG-97)

USS Surprise (PG-97) on trials in 1969
History
United States
Name	USS Surprise
Builder	Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Laid down	24 May 1968
Launched	7 December 1968
Commissioned	17 October 1969
Decommissioned	28 February 1973
Identification	Hull number PG-97
Fate	Loaned to Turkish Navy 28 February 1973 Sold to Turkey June 1987 Deleted 2000
Notes	Served in Turkish Navy as TCG Bora 1973–2000
General characteristics
Type	Patrol gunboat
Displacement	247 tons full
Length	165 ft 0 in (50.29 m)
Beam	24 ft 0 in (7.32 m)
Draft	5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Propulsion	Geared Diesel engines for cruising; gas turbines for high speeds
Speed	37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph)
Complement	24 officers and enlisted men
Armament	1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber gun 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun mount 4 × .50 caliber machine guns

The fourth USS Surprise and fifth American naval ship of the name was an Asheville-class patrol gunboat that served in the United States Navy from 1969 to 1973.