USS PTC-39
American Patrol torpedo boat
Name | USS PTC-39 | ||
Type: | Patrol torpedo boat | ||
Tonnage | 54 tons | ||
Completed | 1943 - Trumpy & Sons, Gloucester City NJ | ||
Owner | United States Navy | ||
Homeport | |||
Date of attack | 26 Jan 1944 | Nationality: American | |
Fate | Sunk by U-716 (Hans Dunkelberg) | ||
Position | 73° 22'N, 24° 15'E - Grid AC 4552 | ||
Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
Convoy | JW-56A | ||
Route | USA - Murmansk | ||
Cargo | |||
History | Completed in October 1943 | ||
Notes on event | The USS PTC-39 was on transfer from the USA to North Russia aboard the Andrew G. Curtin and was lost on 26 Jan 1944, when this ship was sunk by U-716 in convoy JW-56A. |
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