Technical information
Type | Gunboat |
Displacement | 2000 BRT |
Length | 328 feet |
Complement | 243 men |
Armament | 4 6" guns (4x1) 8 1.1" AA (2x4) 1 aircraft |
Max speed | 20 knots |
Engines | Geared turbines, 2 shafts |
Notes on class |
All ships of the Erie class
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USS Charleston (PG-51) | ||
USS Erie (PG-50) | Lost on 5 Dec 1942 | |
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See all Gunboat classes.
Books dealing with this subject include:
We Fought Them in Gunboats, Hichens, Robert Peverell, 1957 |