USS Paducah (PG-18)

	USS Paducah (PG-18)
History
United States
Name	Paducah
Namesake	City of Paducah, Kentucky
Builder	Gas Engine and Power Co. and Charles L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights, New York
Laid down	22 September 1903
Launched	11 October 1904
Commissioned	2 September 1905
Decommissioned	2 March 1919
In service	2 May 1922
Out of service	7 September 1945
Renamed	Geula
Stricken	19 December 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: PG-18
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	Dubuque-class gunboat
Displacement	1,237 tons
Length	200 ft (61 m)
Beam	35 ft (11 m)
Draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion	2 × 500ihp Gas Engine Power Co. vertical triple-expansion engines; 2 × 623.5ihp vertical triple-expansion engines (1921);
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph); 12.85 knots (23.80 km/h; 14.79 mph) (1921);
Complement	162; 161 (1921);
Armament	1905-; 6 × 4 in (100 mm)/40 cal rapid-fire guns; 4 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) rapid-fire guns; 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) rapid-fire guns; 1 × .30 cal Colt machine gun; 1911-; 6 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 cal rapid-fire guns; 4 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) rapid-fire guns; 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) rapid-fire guns; 1918-; 4 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 cal rapid-fire guns; 4 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) rapid-fire guns; 1921-; 4 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 cal rapid-fire guns; 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/23 cal anti-aircraft gun; 1940-; 1 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 cal DP guns; 2 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 cal guns; 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal DP guns anti-aircraft gun;

USS Paducah (PG-18) was a Dubuque-class gunboat acquired by the US Navy prior to World War I. Her task was to patrol, escort, and protect Navy ships.

History
USS Paducah (PG-18)
United States
Name	Paducah
Namesake	City of Paducah, Kentucky
Builder	Gas Engine and Power Co. and Charles L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights, New York
Laid down	22 September 1903
Launched	11 October 1904
Commissioned	2 September 1905
Decommissioned	2 March 1919
In service	2 May 1922
Out of service	7 September 1945
Renamed	Geula
Stricken	19 December 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: PG-18
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	Dubuque-class gunboat
Displacement	1,237 tons
Length	200 ft (61 m)
Beam	35 ft (11 m)
Draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion	2 × 500ihp Gas Engine Power Co. vertical triple-expansion engines 2 × 623.5ihp vertical triple-expansion engines (1921)
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) 12.85 knots (23.80 km/h; 14.79 mph) (1921)
Complement	162 161 (1921)
Armament	1905- 6 × 4 in (100 mm)/40 cal rapid-fire guns 4 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) rapid-fire guns 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) rapid-fire guns 1 × .30 cal Colt machine gun 1911- 6 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 cal rapid-fire guns 4 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) rapid-fire guns 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) rapid-fire guns 1918- 4 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 cal rapid-fire guns 4 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) rapid-fire guns 1921- 4 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 cal rapid-fire guns 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/23 cal anti-aircraft gun 1940- 1 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 cal DP guns 2 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 cal guns 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal DP guns anti-aircraft gun