Action (PG-86) was laid down as CN-304 on 6,January 1942 by the Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., Collingwood, Canada; launched on 28 July 1942; named Action on 13 August 1942; accepted by the Navy on 21 November 1942; and commissioned on 22 November 1942.
World War IIedit
After she had been fitted out at Boston, Action reported to the Commander, Eastern Sea Frontier, on 23 February 1943. She then assumed escort and patrol duty. Throughout the rest of 1943, all of 1944, and the first half o'f 1945, Action escorted convoys between New York and Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Her next assignment was to patrol the waters in the vicinity of New York and the Narragansett Bay area.
Post-war decommissioningedit
Following the surrender of Germany, Action arrived at the Charleston Navy Yard on 28 June 1945; was decommissioned there on 6 September; and she was stricken from the Navy list on 17 September. In October 1946, Action was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal.
action, lead, ship, action, class, patrol, boats, acquired, united, states, navy, task, patrolling, american, coastal, waters, during, world, only, ship, bear, this, name, historyunited, statesnameactionbuildercollingwood, shipyards, collingwoodlaid, down6, ja. USS Action PG 86 was the lead ship of the Action class patrol boats acquired by the United States Navy for the task of patrolling American coastal waters during World War II She is the only ship to bear this name HistoryUnited StatesNameActionBuilderCollingwood Shipyards Ltd CollingwoodLaid down6 January 1942 as CN 304Launched28 July 1942Acquired21 November 1942Commissioned22 November 1942Decommissioned6 September 1945Stricken7 September 1945FateSold in 1952 to J Presthus Bergen Norway Converted to a cargo vessel and renamed Arne Presthus Wrecked 6 April 1972General characteristicsClass and typeAction classTypePatrol boatDisplacement1 375 long tons 1 397 t Length205 ft 62 m Beam33 ft 10 m Draft14 ft 7 in 4 45 m Speed16 5 kn 19 0 mph 30 6 km h Complement90Armamenttwo 3 in 76 mm dual purpose gun mounts two 20 mm gun mounts two depth charge tracks Contents 1 Construction 2 World War II 3 Post war decommissioning 4 ReferencesConstruction editAction PG 86 was laid down as CN 304 on 6 January 1942 by the Collingwood Shipyards Ltd Collingwood Canada launched on 28 July 1942 named Action on 13 August 1942 accepted by the Navy on 21 November 1942 and commissioned on 22 November 1942 World War II editAfter she had been fitted out at Boston Action reported to the Commander Eastern Sea Frontier on 23 February 1943 She then assumed escort and patrol duty Throughout the rest of 1943 all of 1944 and the first half o f 1945 Action escorted convoys between New York and Guantanamo Bay Cuba Her next assignment was to patrol the waters in the vicinity of New York and the Narragansett Bay area Post war decommissioning editFollowing the surrender of Germany Action arrived at the Charleston Navy Yard on 28 June 1945 was decommissioned there on 6 September and she was stricken from the Navy list on 17 September In October 1946 Action was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here NavSource Online Gunboat Photo Archive Action PG 86 ex HMS Comfrey K 277 ex CN 304 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Action amp oldid 1158130607, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
