USS Amber

USS Amber (PYc-6)
USS Amber (PYc-6)
History
United States
BuilderCraig Shipbuilding, Long Beach
Yard number151
Laid down15 September 1929
Launched16 January 1930
Commissioned3 March 1941
Decommissioned18 October 1944
Stricken13 November 1944
Identification
FateSold to previous owner on 13 June 1945
NotesU.S. Official No.: 229467
General characteristics
Tonnage253 GRT
Displacement260 t
Length120 ft (37 m)
Beam21 ft 5 in (6.53 m)
Draft10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 275 bhp (205 kW) Atlas diesel engines
  • twin shafts
Speed12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Armament
  • 1 × forward mounted 3-inch gun
  • 2 × rear-facing depth charge tracks

USS Amber (PYc-6) was a patrol boat in the United States Navy during World War II, built at Long Beach, California in 1930 as the yacht Infanta for the actor John Barrymore.

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