For other ships with the same name, see USS Eagle and USS Eaglet.
Class overview
Preceded by
Auk class
Succeeded by
Hawk class
History
United States
Name
USS Captor
Builder
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Launched
1938
Acquired
by US Navy, 1 January 1942
Commissioned
5 March 1942
Decommissioned
4 October 1944
Reclassified
AM-132, 28 February 1942
PYc-40, 18 April 1942
Stricken
14 October 1944
Identification
IMO number: 5386825
Callsign: WB4343
Fate
Sold, 21 February 1945
In use as a fishing vessel as of 2009
General characteristics
Type
Q-ship
Displacement
314 long tons (319 t)
Length
133 ft (41 m)
Beam
26 ft (7.9 m)
Speed
12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Complement
5 officers and 42 enlisted
Armament
1 × 4-inch/50-caliber gun
2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns
4 × Depth charge throwers
2 × .30-caliber Lewis guns
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