USS PCE-872
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NamePCE-872
Laid down30 January 1943
Launched24 March 1943
 PCE-872 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | PCE-872 |
| Builder | Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland |
| Laid down | 30 January 1943 |
| Launched | 24 March 1943 |
| Commissioned | 29 November 1943 |
| Reclassified | PCEC-872 |
| Fate | Transferred to Cuban Navy, 1 October 1947 |
| History | |
 Cuba | |
| Name | Caribe |
| Acquired | 1 October 1947 |
| Reclassified | PE 201 |
| Identification | Pennant number: H 201 |
| Fate | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | PCE-842-class patrol craft |
| Displacement | 914 Tons (Full Load) |
| Length | 184.5 ft (56.2 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 9.75 ft (2.97 m) |
| Installed power | 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) (maximum), |
| Range | 6,600 nmi (12,200 km; 7,600 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Complement | 79 |
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USS PCE-872 was a PCE-842-class patrol craft for the United States Navy during World War II. She was renamed Caribe (H 201) after being acquired by the Cuban Navy on 1 October 1947.