PCE-842-class patrol craft

PCEC-872
Class overview
Builders:
Operators:
Built: 1942–1945
Completed: 68
Preserved: ~2
General characteristics [1]
Displacement: 850 long tons (860 t)
Length:
  • 180 ft (54.86 m) wl
  • 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) oa
Beam: 33 ft 1 in (10.08 m)
Draft: 9 ft (2.74 m)
Propulsion:
  • 2 shaft diesel engines
  • 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW)
Speed: 14.3 kn (26.5 km/h; 16.5 mph)
Range: 8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement: 96
Armament:

The PCE-842-class patrol craft were United States Navy patrol craft escorts designed during World War II that were intended for coastal and convoy escort. The design was derived from the 180-foot (55 m) Admirable-class minesweeper as a substitute for the 173-foot (53 m) PC-461-class submarine chasers that were used for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) in coastal areas.[1] At 185 feet long and 640 tons, the PCE is more than twice the displacement of the PC. It has a crew complement of 99 officers and men.

Development and design

The Admirable class had been developed as a smaller minesweeper than the Raven-class and Auk-class minesweepers, which would be cheaper and easier to build, while still having good seakeeping capabilities in high seas. An escort derivative of the new design was proposed for supply under the Lend-Lease scheme to Britain's Royal Navy (which had already rejected the Admirable class as minesweepers), and when the United States Navy realized that a shortage of engines might prevent it from receiving additional PC-461-class submarine chasers beyond those already on order, it was decided to build the escort variant, designated as Patrol Craft Escort (PCE) for both the US Navy and Royal Navy.[1][2]

Engines

The PCE-842 class has two 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) diesel engines driving two shafts and two propellers giving it a maximum sustained speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) and a range of 8,000 miles at cruising speed of 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph).

Armaments

The standard armament were a dual-purpose 3 in (76 mm) cannon, three 40 mm anti-aircraft guns, four 20 mm guns, and two depth charge tracks. Some were later fitted with torpedoes, rockets, hedgehogs, and heavy machine guns.

Detection equipment

The class was fitted with radar, sonar and other detection equipment for ASW.

Conversions

Some PCEs later were converted to PCE(R), Rescue Escorts, and to Amphibious Control Vessels, PCE(C) that were used in many U.S. amphibious landing operations in World War II, especially Leyte Gulf and Normandy.

Production

Sixty-eight Patrol Craft Escorts were built for the US Navy, and seventeen were delivered under the Lend-Lease Program to Allies during World War II. The PCEs proved to be an inexpensive substitute for larger and more valuable destroyers and destroyer escorts in convoy escort work.

Philippine Navy

In 2014, the Philippine Navy still operates the Miguel Malvar class with six PCEs as gun corvettes, with all the ships' ASW equipment already removed. The PCE is the most numerous major ship class of the Philippine Navy that, at one time, numbered more than ten vessels.

Ships

Hull number Name Builder[3] Laid down[3] Launched[3] Completed[3] Notes
PCE-827HMS KilbirniePullman Standard Car14 October 19422 May 194314 July 1943Sold commercially 1947
Norwegian Passenger ship MS Haugesund
Sold Italy 1973, Sicilia Ponte
Sold 1982, Tucalif
Scrapped 1997[4][5]
PCE-828HMS KilbridePullman Standard Car17 November 194215 May 194331 July 1943Sold commercially 1947
Norwegian passenger ship MS Jylland
Sold Turkey 1984, Kibris
Sold Greece 1986, Princess Lydia
Scrapped 1986[6]
PCE-829HMS KilchattenPullman Standard Car7 December 194227 May 194316 August 1943Sold commercially 1947
Norwegian Passenger ship MS Stavanger
Sold Finland, Kong Sverre, later Capri Corne, scrapped in Finland 1983.[7]
PCE-830HMS KilchrenanPullman Standard Car24 December 194213 June 194331 August 1943Sold commercially 1947
Norwegian passenger ship MS Sunnhordland
Sold Finland, Kristina Brahe, 1974, Brahe, 2010.
PCE-831HMS KildaryPullman Standard Car16 January 194326 June 194314 September 1943Sold commercially 1947, 1947 Rio Vouga, sold Denmark, 1979, Exportrader, scrapped 1980.
PCE-832HMS KildwickPullman Standard Car5 February 194310 July 194327 September 1943Sold commercially 1948
Norwegian Passenger ship MS Sunnfjord
1977, Sunnfjord II, Sold Norway 1978, Sold to A/S Scansiris, Oslo/Grimstad, 19. October 1983, Kildwick, the ship sunk outside Jæren, Norway 22. October 1983
PCE-833HMS KilhamPullman Standard Car26 February 19432 August 19439 October 1943Sold commercially 1949
Norwegian Passenger ship MS Sognefjord
sold Norway 1982, Orion, sold Finland 1987, sold to Orion Risteilyt O/Y, Hamina, Finland 1991, Orion II, sold 1996 Honduras, sold 1997 Thailand, Explorer, 2004 Orient Explorer, now located in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
PCE-834HMS KilkenziePullman Standard Car12 March 194319 August 194320 October 1943Sold 1946 to the Armand Pittman Co., sold 1948 Giertsen and Co., Bergen, Norway, converted to a cargo ship, Nadodd, sold 1952 to Southern Lines Ltd., Philippines, General Wright, sold 1967 Sweet Line, Philippines , Sweet Sail, scrapped at Manila April 1978.
PCE-835HMS KilkhamptonPullman Standard Car30 March 19433 September 194330 October 1943
PCE-836HMS Kilmacolm[8]Pullman Standard Car12 April 194317 September 19436 November 1943Sold commercially 1970, Rio Agueda, 1978 Rio Star.
PCE-837HMS KilmarnockPullman Standard Car23 April 19431 October 194313 November 1943
PCE-838HMS KilmartinPullman Standard Car4 May 194313 October 194320 November 1943
PCE-839HMS KilmelfordPullman Standard Car13 May 194323 October 19438 December 1943
PCE-840HMS KilmingtonPullman Standard Car24 May 19432 November 194311 December 1943
PCE-841HMS KilmorePullman Standard Car3 June 19439 November 194324 December 1943
PCE-842USS MarfaPullman Standard Car12 June 194314 November 194312 January 1944To South Korea June, 1961, Tangpo. Sunk by North Korea 19 January 1967.[9]
PCE-843USS SkowheganPullman Standard Car25 June 194324 November 194315 January 1944
PCE-844
-
Pullman Standard Car8 July 19431 December 194329 January 1944
PCE-845USS WorlandPullman Standard Car24 July 194313 December 194312 February 1944
PCE-846USS EunicePullman Standard Car10 August 194320 December 194319 February 1944
PCE-847
-
Pullman Standard Car24 August 194327 December 19434 March 1944
PCER-848
-
Pullman Standard Car7 September 194321 January 194418 March 1944
PCE(R)-849USS SomersworthPullman Standard Car24 September 194331 January 194429 March 1944
PCE(R)-850USS FairviewPullman Standard Car6 October 19438 February 19446 April 1944
EPCE-851USS RockvillePullman Standard Car18 October 194322 February 194423 April 1944
EPCE(R)-852USS BrattleboroPullman Standard Car28 October 19431 March 194413 May 1944
PCE(R)-853USS AmherstPullman Standard Car16 November 194318 March 194431 May 1944
PCER-854
-
Pullman Standard Car24 November 194327 March 19447 December 1944
EPCE(R)-855USS RexburgPullman Standard Car8 December 194310 April 194413 October 1944
PCE-856USS WhitehallPullman Standard Car17 December 194321 April 194410 November 1944
EPCE(R)-857USS MarysvillePullman Standard Car21 December 19434 May 194430 March 1945
PCE-858
-
Pullman Standard Car3 January 194413 May 194423 April 1945
PCE(R)-859
-
Pullman Standard Car14 January 194428 November 194426 January 1945
PCE(R)-859
-
Pullman Standard Car25 January 194430 January 19453 March 1945
PCE-867
-
Albina Engine and Machinery8 July 19423 December 194220 June 1943
PCE-868
-
Albina Engine and Machinery11 August 194229 January 194331 August 1943
PCE-869
-
Albina Engine and Machinery2 September 19426 February 194319 September 1943
PCE-870USS DaniaAlbina Engine and Machinery30 November 194227 February 19435 October 1943To South Korea December, 1961, Byeokpa. Stricken 1979.[10]
PCE-871
-
Albina Engine and Machinery3 December 194210 March 194329 October 1943
PCE-872
-
Albina Engine and Machinery30 January 194324 March 194329 November 1943
PCE(C)-873
-
Albina Engine and Machinery6 February 19435 May 194315 December 1943To South Korea September, 1955, Hansan. Stricken 1977.[11]
PCE-874USS PascagoulaAlbina Engine and Machinery1 March 194311 May 194331 December 1943
PCE-875
-
Albina Engine and Machinery10 March 194327 May 194319 January 1944
PCE-876
-
Albina Engine and Machinery24 March 194316 July 194310 June 1944
PCE(C)-877USS HavreAlbina Engine and Machinery6 May 194311 August 194314 February 1944
PCE-878USS ButtressAlbina Engine and Machinery11 May 194326 August 194313 March 1944
PCE-879USS MagnetAlbina Engine and Machinery27 May 194330 September 194310 July 1944
PCE-880USS ElyAlbina Engine and Machinery12 August 194327 October 194329 April 1944
PCE-881
-
Albina Engine and Machinery11 August 194310 November 194331 July 1944
PCE-882
-
Albina Engine and Machinery26 August 19433 December 194323 February 1945To South Korea February, 1955, Noryang. Stricken 1977.[12]
PCE-883
-
Albina Engine and Machinery30 September 194314 January 194413 November 1944
PCE-884
-
Albina Engine and Machinery27 October 194324 February 194430 March 1944
PCE-885
-
Albina Engine and Machinery25 February 194420 June 194430 April 1944
PCEC-886
-
Albina Engine and Machinery29 March 194410 July 194431 May 1945
PCE-891
-
Willamette Iron and Steel Works28 October 194224 April 194315 June 1944
PCE-892USS SomersetWillamette Iron and Steel Works28 October 19421 May 19438 July 1944To South Korea December 1961, Yulpo. Stricken 1979.[13]
PCE-893
-
Willamette Iron and Steel Works27 October 194210 July 194325 July 1944
PCE-894USS FarmingtonWillamette Iron and Steel Works7 December 194215 May 194310 August 1944
PCE-895USS CrestviewWillamette Iron and Steel Works2 December 194218 May 194330 August 1944
PCE(C)-896
-
Willamette Iron and Steel Works2 December 194222 May 194327 November 1944To South Korea September, 1955, Myengnyang. Stricken September 1977.[14]
PCE-897
-
Willamette Iron and Steel Works16 December 19423 August 19436 January 1945
PCE-898
-
Willamette Iron and Steel Works16 December 19423 August 194324 January 1945To South Korea February, 1955, Okpo. Stricken 1977.[15]
PCE-899USS LamarWillamette Iron and Steel Works11 January 194311 August 194317 March 1945
PCE-900USS GrotonWillamette Iron and Steel Works11 January 194311 August 194312 April 1945
PCE-901USS Parris IslandWillamette Iron and Steel Works10 May 19438 July 194330 October 1944Completed as Auxiliary USS Parris Island (AG-72). Decommissioned 1947, sold commercially MV Parris Island[16]
PCE-902USS PortageWillamette Iron and Steel Works29 January 194328 August 194330 April 1945
PCE-903USS BatesburgWillamette Iron and Steel Works18 February 19436 September 194316 May 1945To South Korea June, 1961, Sacheon. Stricken 1979.[17]
PCE-904USS GettysburgWillamette Iron and Steel Works18 February 19439 September 194331 May 1945

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 151.
  2. ↑ Friedman 1987, pp. 83, 85.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Friedman 1987, pp. 481–482.
  4. ↑ Friedman 1987, p. 481.
  5. ↑ Radigan, Joseph M. "HMS Kilbernie (BEC 1) ex-PCE-827 ex-PC-827". Navsource Naval History. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Radigan, Joseph M. "HMS Kilbride (BEC 2) ex-PCE-828 ex-PC-828". Navsource Naval History. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Radigan, Joseph M. "HMS Kilchatten (BEC 3) ex-PCE-829 ex-PC-829". Navsource Naval History. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "HMS Kilmacolm (BEC 10)". NavSource.
  9. ↑ "Noryang Patrol ships (1943-1946/1955-1961) South Korean Navy". Navypedia. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Noryang Patrol ships (1943-1946/1955-1961) South Korean Navy". Navypedia. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Noryang Patrol ships (1943-1946/1955-1961) South Korean Navy". Navypedia. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Noryang Patrol ships (1943-1946/1955-1961) South Korean Navy". Navypedia. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Noryang Patrol ships (1943-1946/1955-1961) South Korean Navy". Navypedia. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  14. ↑ "Noryang Patrol ships (1943-1946/1955-1961) South Korean Navy". Navypedia. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  15. ↑ "Noryang Patrol ships (1943-1946/1955-1961) South Korean Navy". Navypedia. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  16. ↑ Radigan, Joseph M. "Parris Island (AG 72) ex-PCE-901". Navsource Naval History. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  17. ↑ "Noryang Patrol ships (1943-1946/1955-1961) South Korean Navy". Navypedia. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

Sources

  • Friedman, Norman (1987). U.S. Small Combatants: Including PT-Boats, Subchasers and the Brown-Water Navy: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institure Press. ISBN 0-87021-713-5.
  • Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger (1980). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
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