PGM-39 class gunboat
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The PGM-39 class Patrol Gunboat, Motor were a class of fifty nine gunboats
PGM-39 to PGM-46
PGM-51 to PGM-83
PGM-91
PGM-102 to PGM-108
PGM-111 to PGM-117
PGM-122 to PGM-124
constructed in various shipyards for the United States Navy
from 1959-1970. The design was based on the United States Coast Guard
Cape class patrol boat
cutter design with a five foot hull extension. It was specifically designed for the U.S. Military Assistance Program and was used by the Philippine, Indonesia, South Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Ethiopia, and Ecuador navies.
The first (PGM-39) of the class was used by the Philippine Navy as the BRP Agusan (PG 61). The other Philippine Navy units were PGM-40 as BRP Catanduanes (PG 62), PGM-41 as BRP Romblon (PG 63), PGM-42 as BRP Palawan (PG 64) and PGM-83 as BRP Basilan (PG 60). Only BRP Palawan (PG 64) is still in operation now but with the Philippine Coast Guard
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The PGM-39 class has varied weapons mix of 40mm and 20mm cannons, 12.7mm machine guns, and 81mm mortar.
Some of these PGM's are still in service in various capacities. However, the galvanic reaction between the steel hull and aluminum superstructure of the boat in seawater creates maintenance problems.
The Asheville class gunboat
resulted from modification studies of the PGM-39 class.
PGM-39 to PGM-46
PGM-51 to PGM-83
PGM-91
PGM-102 to PGM-108
PGM-111 to PGM-117
PGM-122 to PGM-124
constructed in various shipyards for the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
from 1959-1970. The design was based on the United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
Cape class patrol boat
Cape class patrol boat
Cape class patrol boats were steel hull patrol boats with aluminum superstructures of the United States Coast Guard. They were unnamed until 1964, when they acquired names of US capes of land. Originally designed for anti-submarine warfare , all 35 boats in this class were built at the United...
cutter design with a five foot hull extension. It was specifically designed for the U.S. Military Assistance Program and was used by the Philippine, Indonesia, South Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Ethiopia, and Ecuador navies.
The first (PGM-39) of the class was used by the Philippine Navy as the BRP Agusan (PG 61). The other Philippine Navy units were PGM-40 as BRP Catanduanes (PG 62), PGM-41 as BRP Romblon (PG 63), PGM-42 as BRP Palawan (PG 64) and PGM-83 as BRP Basilan (PG 60). Only BRP Palawan (PG 64) is still in operation now but with the Philippine Coast Guard
Philippine Coast Guard
The Philippine Coast Guard is a maritime law enforcement agency operating under the Department of Transportation and Communications of the Philippines....
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The PGM-39 class has varied weapons mix of 40mm and 20mm cannons, 12.7mm machine guns, and 81mm mortar.
Some of these PGM's are still in service in various capacities. However, the galvanic reaction between the steel hull and aluminum superstructure of the boat in seawater creates maintenance problems.
The Asheville class gunboat
Asheville class gunboat
The Asheville class gunboats were a class of small military ships built for the United States Navy in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The class is named for a city in western North Carolina and the seat of Buncombe County...
resulted from modification studies of the PGM-39 class.