Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AGP-2 USS Hilo

• Miscellaneous class Motor Torpedo Boat Tender:
• Displacement: 2,300 tons (full load)
• Length: 279'
• Beam: 38'
• Draft: 18' (full load)
• Speed: 14.5 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50 DP, 8 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks + 2 extensions
• Complement: 116
• Diesel engines, twin screws, 1,500 shaft h.p.
• Built at Bath Iron Works as yacht Caroline, 1931
• Purchased by the Navy, converted to Patrol Gunboat Hilo (PG-58), and commissioned 11 June 1942
• Redesignated AGP-2 13 Janury 1943

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Hilo

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