USS Asheville (PGM-84)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Asheville |
| Namesake: | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Laid down: | 15 April 1964 |
| Launched: | 1 May 1965 |
| Commissioned: | 6 August 1966 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 January 1977 |
| Struck: | 11 April 1977 |
| Homeport: | San Diego, California Guam |
| Fate: | transferred to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy as a training vessel |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 240 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 165 ft (50 m) |
| Beam: | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draught: | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
| Propulsion: | gas turbine engines |
| Speed: | 40 knots |
| Complement: | 28 |
| Armament: | one 3-inch gun mount, one 40 mm mount, two .50 cal. machine guns |
USS Asheville (PGM-84/PG-84) was an Asheville-class gunboat acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of high speed patrolling in shallow waterways.
The third ship to be named Asheville by the Navy, PGM-84 was laid down on 15 April 1964 at Tacoma, Washington, by the Tacoma Boatbuilding Co.; launched on 1 May 1965; sponsored by Mrs. R. E. Harris; and commissioned on 6 August 1966, Lt. Henry Dale in command.
The Asheville employed a Combined diesel or gas turbine (CODOG) propulsion system; twin Cummins Diesels for endurance, and a GE LM1500 gas turbine for high-speed dash.
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