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USS Amber (PYc-6)
USS Amber (PYc-6)
History
United States
Builder
Craig Shipbuilding, Long Beach[1]
Yard number
151[1]
Laid down
15 September 1929
Launched
16 January 1930
Commissioned
3 March 1941
Decommissioned
18 October 1944
Stricken
13 November 1944
Identification
MMSI number: 367035820
Callsign: WA9606
Fate
Sold to previous owner on 13 June 1945
Notes
U.S. Official No.: 229467[1]
General characteristics
Tonnage
253 GRT[1]
Displacement
260 t
Length
120 ft (37 m)
Beam
21 ft 5 in (6.53 m)
Draft
10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Propulsion
2 × 275 bhp (205 kW) Atlas diesel engines
twin shafts
Speed
12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Armament
1 × forward mounted 3-inch gun
2 × rear-facing depth charge tracks
USS Amber (PYc-6) was a patrol boat in the United States Navy during World War II, built at Long Beach, California in 1930 as the yacht Infanta for the actor John Barrymore.
^ abcdColton, Tim (6 January 2015). "Craig Shipbuilding, Long Beach CA". Shipbuilding History. Tim Colton. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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