USS PC-1639
Patrol boat of the US Navy
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USS PC-1639 was an PC-1638-class submarine chaser in the United States Navy during the Cold War. She was transferred to the Turkish Navy as TCG Demirhisar (P 112) of the Hisar-class patrol boat.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | PC-1639 |
| Builder | Gunderson Brothers Engineering Corp., Portland |
| Laid down | 1963 |
| Launched | 1964 |
| Fate | Transferred to Turkish Navy |
 Turkey | |
| Name | Demirhisar |
| Identification |
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| Status | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type |
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| Displacement | 295 tons (full load) |
| Length | 175 ft (53 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement | 59 |
| Armament |
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Construction and commissioning
PC-1639 was laid down in 1963 at Gunderson Brothers Engineering Corps., Portland, Oregon and launched in 1964.
She was transferred to the Turkish Navy in San Diego and renamed TCG Demirhisar (P 112).[1]
Further reading
- Photo gallery of USS PC-1639 at NavSource Naval History