Asheville class
PGM-84 class
Overview
Asheville class
US Navy Asheville class gunboat USS Ready seen at sea.
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Origin
United States
Type
Gunboat
Entered service
1966
Status
Limited service
Development
Early 1960's
Developer
United States
Production
1964 - 1971
Producer
United States
-
Tacoma Boatbuilding, Washington (12x)
United States - Peterson Builders, Wisconsin (5x)
United States - Peterson Builders, Wisconsin (5x)
Number produced
17
Designations
PGM-84 class
Paek Ku 11 (South Korean service)
Yildirim class (Turkish service)
Tolmi class (Greek service)
Quita Sueño class (Colombian service)
Paek Ku 11 (South Korean service)
Yildirim class (Turkish service)
Tolmi class (Greek service)
Quita Sueño class (Colombian service)
Notable users
United States
South Korea
Greece
Turkey
Colombia
South Korea
Greece
Turkey
Colombia
Details
Facts
Asheville class
General
Origin
United States
Type
Gunboat
Complement
24 - 28, including 4 officers
Dimensions
Displacement
245 t full load
225 t standard
Length
50.1 m overall
46.9 m at waterline
Beam
7.3 m
Draft
2.9 m
Propulsion
Arrangement
CODOG
Machinery
2x Cumminns VT12-875 diesel
1x General Electric LM-1500 Mk 7 gas turbine
Power output
1.450 hp diesel
12.500 hp gas turbine
Propulsion
2 shafts
Mobility
Speed
40 - 42 knots using gas turbine
16 knots using diesel engines
Range
1.700 nm at 16 knots
Fuel
50 t diesel / turbine oil
Sensors
Surface search radar
Sperry AN/SPS-53, I/J-band
Fire control radar
Western Electric AN/SPG-50, I/J-band
Systems
Fire control system
Mk 63 GFCS
Fire control system
Mk 87 GFCS after refit with RGM-66 Standard SSM-ARM
Guns
Dual purpose
1x1 76mm L/50 Mk 34
Dual purpose
1x1 40mm Bofors L/60 in Mk 10 mount
Self-defense
2x2 12.7mm M2HB
SSM
Anti-ship missile
AGM-12 Bullpup tested on USS Benicia in 1971
Anti-ship missile
RGM-66D Standard SSM-ARM tested on USS Benicia in 1971 and subsequently fitted to several ships in class
Media
Asheville class
Asheville class gunboat USS Benicia seen in 1970 in US Navy service. At a later stage the RGM-66 Standard SSM-ARM was fitted, and she was sold to South Korea as Paek Ku 11.
Source: US Navy
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Asheville class
US Navy Asheville class gunboat USS Ready seen moving fast at sea in 1968.
Source: US Navy
Copyright: Public domain
Asheville class
US Navy Asheville class gunboat USS Antelope seen in 1971 after refit with two launchers for the RGM-66D Standard SSM-ARM missile.
Source: US Navy
Copyright: Public domain
Asheville class
US Navy Asheville class gunboat USS Ready seen on patrol in Vietnam in 1970.
Source: US Navy
Copyright: Public domain
Asheville class
Close-up of Mk 87 gun fire control system on US Navy Asheville class gunboat USS Ready as seen in 1974.
Source: US Navy
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Asheville class
Rear view of US Navy Asheville class gunboat USS Asheville in Vietnam in 1966.
Source: US Navy
Copyright: Public domain
Asheville class
Rear view of US Navy Asheville class gunboat USS Asheville in Vietnam in 1966.
Source: US Navy
Copyright: Public domain
Asheville class
Starboard view of US Navy Asheville class gunboat USS Douglas circa 1975. Note the container for the RGM-66D Standard SSM-ARM missile at the rear.
Source: US Navy
Copyright: Public domain
Asheville class
US Navy Asheville class gunboat USS Tacoma seen on patrol.
Source: US Navy
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Variants
Paek Ku class
PSSM Mk 5 for South Korea. Produced in early model with RGM-66 Standard SSM-ARM missiles and late model with Harpoon anti-ship missiles and new 76mm gun.
Mandau class
PSSM Mk 5 for Indonesia. Total of four built. Armed with 57mm gun and Harpoon anti-ship missiles.