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

PG-56 USS Williamsburg

• Converted Yacht class Gunboat:
• Displacement: 2,102 tons
• Length: 244'
• Beam: 36'
• Draft: 16'
• Speed: 14.5 knots
• Armament: 6 .50-cal. mg., 2 .30-cal. Lewis mg., 2 dct., 1 "Y"-gun, 16 rifles, 10 pistols)
• Complement: 81
• Diesel engine, twin screws, 1,100 shaft horsepower
• Built at Bath Iron Works as yacht Aras; acquired by the Navy 24 January 1942, and commissioned 7 October 1941

Additional Links:

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

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(Yacht Aras)

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