USS PCE-898 was a PCE-842-class patrol craft for the United States Navy during World War II. She was renamed Okpo (PCEC 55) after being acquired by the South Korean Navy on 1 November 1974.

ROKS Okpo
History
United States
NamePCE-898
BuilderWillamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland
Laid down16 December 1942
Launched3 August 1943
Commissioned24 January 1945
ReclassifiedPCEC-898
Stricken15 November 1974
FateTransferred to South Korean Navy, 1 November 1974
History
South Korea
NameOkpo
NamesakeOkpo
Acquired1 November 1974
Commissioned1 November 1974
IdentificationPennant number: PCEC 55
FateUnknown
General characteristics
Class and typePCE-842-class patrol craft
Displacement914 Tons (Full Load)
Length184.5 ft (56.2 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft9.75 ft (2.97 m)
Installed power2,200 hp (1,600 kW)
Propulsion
  • Main: 2 × GM 12-278A diesel engines
  • Auxiliary: 2 × GM 6-71 diesel engines with 100KW gen and 1 × GM 3-268A diesel engine with 60KW gen
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) (maximum),
Range6,600 nmi (12,200 km; 7,600 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement79
Armament

History

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PCE-898 was laid down by Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland on 16 December 1942 and launched on 3 August 1943. She was commissioned on 24 January 1945.

After the war, she was transferred to South Korea and renamed Okpo (PCEC 55) on 1 November 1974.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "PCE-898". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2021-04-28.