Laid down 3 October 1967 Speed 40 kts Construction started 3 October 1967 Displacement 226,800 kg Builder Peterson Builders | Ordered 26 July 1966 Struck 6 August 1987 Length 50 m Weight 254 tons Beam 7.32 m | |
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Fate Transferred to Turkey, destroyed in 1985 | ||
The third USS Defiance (PGM-95/PG-95) was a gunboat in the United States Navy and later transferred to Turkey. She was an Asheville-class gunboat, although some sources refer to her class as Tacoma-class.
Defiance was laid down as PGM-95 by Peterson Builders, on 3 October 1967. She was commissioned as PG-95 on 24 September 1969.
Decommissioned on 11 June 1973, she was transferred to Turkey and renamed Yildirim (P-338). She was destroyed by an explosion and fire on 11 April 1985.
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USS Defiance (PG-95) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA