USS Opal
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USS Opal (PYc-8), formerly the yacht named Coronet (1928), was a patrol boat in the United States Navy during World War II and then served in the Ecuadorian navy.
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USS Opal (PYc-8) as yacht Coronet (1928) prior to World War II | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Opal (PYc-8) |
Namesake | Opal |
Builder | Germania Werft |
Launched | 1928 as Coronet |
Acquired | 27 January 1941 |
Commissioned | 10 June 1941 |
Decommissioned | September 1943 |
Out of service | 1943. Transferred to Ecuador under Lend-Lease. |
Stricken | 7 June 1949 |
Fate | Sold to Ecuador 13 May 1949 |
History | |
Ecuador | |
Name | BAE Manabi |
Namesake | Manabí Province, Ecuador |
Acquired | 13 May 1949 |
In service | 1943 under Lend-Lease |
Stricken | 1960 |
Fate | Scrapped in 1960. |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 590 tons |
Length | 185 ft 6 in (56.54 m) |
Beam | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
Draft | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
Propulsion | 2 diesel engines, 425 H.P. each |
Speed | 13 knots |
Complement | 50 |
Armament | Two 3" guns. Two depth charge tracks. |
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