USS PC-1640
Patrol boat of the US Navy
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TCG Yarhisar on 25 May 2007 | |
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | PC-1640 |
| Builder | Gunderson Brothers Engineering Corp., Portland |
| Laid down | 11 March 1963 |
| Launched | 14 May 1964 |
| Commissioned | 27 August 1964 |
| Decommissioned | 18 July 1965 |
| Fate | Transferred to Turkish Navy, 18 July 1965 |
 Turkey | |
| Name | Yarhisar |
| Acquired | 18 July 1965 |
| Commissioned | 18 July 1965 |
| Decommissioned | 2005 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Museum ship at Yarhisar Naval Museum, Turkey |
| 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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USS PC-1640 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 Yarhisar (P 113) of the Hisar-class patrol boat.
Construction and commissioning
PC-1640 was laid down on 11 March 1963 at Gunderson Brothers Engineering Corps., Portland, Oregon. Launched on 14 May 1964 and commissioned on 27 August 1964.
On 18 July 1965, she was transferred to the Turkish Navy in San Diego and renamed TCG Yarhisar (P 113).
She was decommissioned in 2005.[1]
In 2006, beginning to serve as a museum ship, Turkey's first and only land placed warship museum title. The museum ship is open to visitors today on the coast of Gölcük district of Kocaeli.[2][3]
Gallery
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Further reading
- Photo gallery of USS PC-1640 at NavSource Naval History