| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Motor torpedo boat |
| Class | Higgins 78' |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Higgins Industies (New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 28 Nov 1942 |
| Launched | 11 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned | 28 Jun 1943 |
| Lost | 11 Feb 1944 |
| Loss position | 5° 30'S, 154° 15'E |
| History | Sunk in a collision with USS PT 282 off Bougainville, Solomon Islands in position 05º30'S, 154º15'E. |
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