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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ESCORTS
TEMPTRESS gunboats (1940 - 1941 / 1942, 1942 - 1943)
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Ships
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate | Modification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG62 | Temptress (ex-Veronica) | Smiths Dock, South Bank, UK | 7/1940 | 17.10.1940 | 2.1941 // 3.1942 | to United Kingdom 8.1945 | 1st group | |
| PG63 | Surprise (ex-Heliotrope) | Crown, Sunderland, UK | 10.1939 | 5.6.1940 | 9.1940 // 3.1942 | to United Kingdom 8.1945 | 1st group | |
| PG64 | Spry (ex-Hibiscus) | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK | 11.1939 | 6.4.1940 | 5.1940 // 5.1942 | to United Kingdom 8.1945 | 1st group | |
| PG65 | Saucy (ex-Arabis) | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK | 10.1939 | 14.2.1940 | 4.1940 // 4.1942 | to United Kingdom 8.1945 (Snapdragon) | 1st group | |
| PG66 | Restless (ex-Periwinkle) | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK | 10.1939 | 24.2.1940 | 4.1940 // 3.1942 | to United Kingdom 8.1945 | 1st group | |
| PG67 | Ready (ex-Calendula) | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK | 10.1939 | 21.3.1940 | 5.1940 // 3.1942 | to United Kingdom 8.1945 | 1st group | |
| PG68 | Impulse (ex-Begonia) | Cook, Welton & Gemmel, Beverley, UK | 3.1940 | 18.9.1940 | 3.1941 // 3.1942 | to United Kingdom 8.1945 | 1st group | |
| PG69 | Fury (ex-Larkspur) | Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley, UK | 3.1940 | 5.9.1940 | 1.1941 // 3.1942 | to United Kingdom 8.1945 | 1st group | |
| PG70 | Courage (ex-Heartsease) | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK | 11.1939 | 20.4.1940 | 6.1940 // 4.1942 | to United Kingdom 8.1945 | 1st group | |
| PG71 | Tenacity (ex-Candytuft) | Grangemouth, UK | 10.1939 | 8.7.1940 | 10.1940 // 6.1942 | to United Kingdom 8.1945 | 1st group | |
| PG86 | Action (ex-Comfrey) | Collingwood, Canada | 1.1942 | 28.7.1942 | 11.1942 | sold 2.1946 | 2nd group | |
| PG87 | Alacrity (ex-Cornel) | Collingwood, Canada | 1.1942 | 4.9.1942 | 12.1942 | stricken 10.1945 | 2nd group | |
| PG88 | Beacon (ex-Dittany) | Collingwood, Canada | 1942 | 31.10.1942 | --- // 5.1943 | to United Kingdom 3.1943 (Dittany) | 2nd group | |
| PG89 | Brisk (ex-Flax) | Kingston, Canada | 1942 | 15.6.1942 | 12.1942 | sold 10.1946 | 2nd group | |
| PG90 | Caprice (ex-Honesty) | Kingston, Canada | 1942 | 28.9.1942 | --- // 5.1943 | to United Kingdom 5.1943 (Honesty) | 2nd group | |
| PG91 | Clash (ex-Linaria) | Midland, Canada | 1942 | 18.11.1942 | --- // 6.1943 | to United Kingdom 6.1943 (Linaria) | 2nd group | |
| PG92 | Haste (ex-Mandrake) | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 11.1941 | 22.8.1942 | 4.1943 | disposed 10.1945 | 2nd group | |
| PG93 | Intensity (ex-Milfoil) | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 11.1941 | 5.8.1942 | 3.1943 | disposed 10.1945 | 2nd group | |
| PG94 | Might (ex-Musk) | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 11.1941 | 15.7.1942 | 12.1942 | stricken 10.1945 | 2nd group | |
| PG95 | Pert (ex-Nepeta) | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 7.1942 | 27.11.1942 | 7.1943 | stricken 10.1945 | 2nd group | |
| PG96 | Prudent (ex-Privet) | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 8.1942 | 4.12.1942 | 6.1943 | stricken 11.1945, to Italy (Elbano Stafetta) | 2nd group | |
| PG97 | Splendor (ex-Rosebay) | Collingwood, Canada | 1942 | 11.2.1943 | --- // 7.1943 | to United Kingdom 7.1943 (Rosebay) | 2nd group | |
| PG98 | Tact (ex-Smilax) | Collingwood, Canada | 1942 | 24.12.1942 | --- // 6.1943 | to United Kingdom 6.1943 (Smilax) | 2nd group | |
| PG99 | Vim (ex-Statice) | Collingwood, Canada | 1942 | 10.4.1943 | --- // 9.1943 | to United Kingdom 9.1943 (Statice) | 2nd group | |
| PG100 | Vitality (ex-Willowherb) | Midland, Canada | 1942 | 24.3.1943 | --- // 8.1943 | to United Kingdom 8.1943 (Willowherb) | 2nd group |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | PG62 - 71: 940 PG86 - 100: 1015 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | PG62 - 71: 1180 PG86 - 100: 1375 |
| Length, m | PG62 - 71: 57.9 wl 62.5 oa PG86 - 100: 57.9 wl 63.5 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.1 |
| Draught, m | 4.45 maximal full load |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 boilers |
| Power, h. p. | PG62 - 71: 2750 PG86 - 100: 2800 |
| Max speed, kts | 16 |
| Fuel, t | PG62 - 71: oil 230 PG86 - 100: oil 337 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | PG62 - 71: 3500 (12) PG86 - 100: 7400 (10) |
| Armament | PG62 - 71: 1 x 1 - 102/52 Mk 9, 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (72) PG86 - 100: 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 4 x 1 - 20 Mk 4, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10.11 ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (72) |
| Electronic equipment | PG62 - 71: type 271 radar, type 128 sonar PG86 - 100: SG or SL radar, type 144 sonar |
| Complement | PG62 - 71: 87 PG86 - 100: 90 |
Standard scale images
Intensity 1945
Graphics
Saucy
Intensity 1943
Project history
In early 1942 Britain has transferred to the USA 10 corvettes of "Flower" class, reclassified in the USN as gunboats (PG62-71). Simultaneously in Canada 15 more ships under the advanced project have been ordered. Only eight ships of 2nd group were accepted by the USN, as by their time of completion necessity for foreign-built ships (which else were should to equip additionally to the standards accepted in the American Navy) has disappeared. Remaining seven (PG88, 90, 91 and 97-100) have been transferred to Royal Navy by lend-lease.
Modernizations
1942-1943, 1st group: - type 271 radar; + SG or SL radar
1943 - 1944, Temptress, Surprise, Spry, Saucy, Restless, Ready, Impulse, Fury, Courage, Tenacity: + 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL
1.1946, PG86, 89: 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 4 x 1 - 20 Mk 10, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10.11 ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (72), SG or SL radar, type 144 sonar
Naval service
No significant events.
