USN
SC-497 Class Sub Chaser
PGM-1 Motor Gunboat

Displacement
95 tons

Crew
28

Armament
1 x 3"
1 x 40mm
6 x 20mm
8 x 50 cal (4x2)
1 x 60mm mortar

Ship History
Laid down on June 28, 1943. Reclassified as Motor Gunboat PGM-7 on December 10, 1943.

Sinking History
On July 18, 1944 this ship accidentally collided off Torokina and sunk in the Bismarck Sea.

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