USS Charleston (PG-51)
USS Charleston | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Charleston |
| Namesake | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Builder | Charleston Naval Yard, Charleston, SC |
| Laid down | 27 October 1934 |
| Launched | 25 February 1936 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. C.L.B. Rivers |
| Commissioned | 8 July 1936 |
| Decommissioned | 10 May 1946 |
| Identification | Hull symbol:PG-51 |
| Commissioned | 25 March 1948 Transferred to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy |
| Decommissioned | 1957 Last cruise for the Maritime Academy |
| Honors & awards | |
| Fate | Sold |
| Notes | Sold to an Italian investor and planned to be converted into a floating night club/hotel |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Erie-class gunboat |
| Displacement |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 41 ft 3 in (12.57 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 10 in (4.52 m) (full load) |
| Installed power | 6,200 shp (4,600 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 19.6 kn (22.6 mph; 36.3 km/h) |
| Range | 12,000 nmi (14,000 mi; 22,000 km) at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
| Complement | 236 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × floatplane "Kingfisher" |
USS Charleston (PG-51), the fourth vessel to carry her name, was the second of two Erie-class patrol gunboats. Launched from the Charleston Navy Yard on 25 February 1936, and commissioned on 8 July 1936 and was part of the Atlantic Fleet.