USS Firm (AM-98)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Firm.
| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Firm |
| Builder: | Penn-Jersey Corporation, Camden, New Jersey |
| Laid down: | 21 October 1941 |
| Launched: | 29 May 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 10 April 1943 |
| Renamed: | USS PC-1602, 1 June 1944 |
| Renamed: | USS PCC-1602, 1 August 1945 |
| Fate: | Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 15 June 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Adroit-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 295 long tons (300 t) |
| Length: | 173 ft 8 in (52.93 m) |
| Beam: | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft 7 in (3.53 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 1,440 bhp (1,074 kW) Busch-Sulzer BS 539 diesel engines (Serial Nos. BS1145 & BS1146) Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Complement: | 65 |
| Armament: | • 1 × 3"/50 caliber gun • 1 × 40 mm gun |
USS Firm (AM-98) was an Adroit-class minesweeper of the United States Navy. Laid down on 21 October 1941 by the Penn-Jersey Corp., Camden, New Jersey, launched on 29 May 1942, and commissioned on 10 April 1943. The vessel was reclassified as a submarine chaser PC-1602 on 1 June 1944; it was later reclassified as a control submarine chaser PCC-1602 on 1 August 1945. Very little information is available about the activities of this vessel while operating as a submarine chaser. PC-1602 was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal on 15 June 1948, and sold to Walter H. Wilms. Fate unknown.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Firm (AM-98)/PC-1602/PCC-1602 at NavSource Naval History
- Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 PC-1602 (USS Firm)