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

PG-68 USS Impulse

• Temptress class Gun Boat:
• Displacement: 1,290 tons (full load)
• Length: 208'6"
• Beam: 33'
• Draft: 17'6"
• Speed: 16 knots
• Armament: 2 3"/50 DP, 4 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks, 4 depth charge projectors, 1 multiple projector
• Complement: 89
• Reciprocating engines, single screw, 2,750 shaft hp
• Built at Cook, Welton, and Gemmill, Hull, England as HMS Begonia; transferred to USN and commissioned 16 March 1942

Additional Links:

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

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