USS Benicia (PG-96)

	USS Benicia (PG-96) on 17 April 1970
History
United States
Name	USS Benicia (PG-96)
Namesake	Benicia, California
Builder	Tacoma Boatbuilding Company
Laid down	14 April 1969
Launched	20 December 1969
Commissioned	25 April 1970
Decommissioned	15 October 1971
Stricken	30 August 1996
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	Asheville-class gunboat
Displacement	240 tons (244 t)
Length	164 ft 6 in (50.14 m)
Beam	24 ft (7.3 m)
Draft	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Propulsion	2 × Cummins VT12-875 diesel; 1,450 hp (1.07 MW); General Electric LM1500 marine gas turbine
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h) maximum on diesels; 42 knots (78 km/h) maximum on turbine;
Range	1,700 NM (3100 km)
Complement	24 crew (4 officers)
Sensors &; processing systems	Weapons control: Mk 63 GFCS. Radar: Sperry AN/SPS-53; I/J-band. Fire control: Western Electric AN/SPG-50; I/J-band.
Armament	Guns: 1 × USN 3 in (76 mm) /50 Mk 34; 50 rounds/min to (7 NM) 12.8 km; weight of shell 6 kg.; 4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns (2 × 2); 1 × Bofors 40 mm/70 Mk 10.;

The second USS Benicia (PGM-96/PG-96) was an Asheville-class gunboat in the United States Navy commissioned in 1970. She later served in the South Korean Navy as Paek Ku 51 (PGM-351).

History
USS Benicia (PG-96) on 17 April 1970
United States
Name	USS Benicia (PG-96)
Namesake	Benicia, California
Builder	Tacoma Boatbuilding Company
Laid down	14 April 1969
Launched	20 December 1969
Commissioned	25 April 1970
Decommissioned	15 October 1971
Stricken	30 August 1996
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	Asheville-class gunboat
Displacement	240 tons (244 t)
Length	164 ft 6 in (50.14 m)
Beam	24 ft (7.3 m)
Draft	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Propulsion	2 × Cummins VT12-875 diesel; 1,450 hp (1.07 MW); General Electric LM1500 marine gas turbine
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h) maximum on diesels 42 knots (78 km/h) maximum on turbine
Range	1,700 NM (3100 km)
Complement	24 crew (4 officers)
Sensors & processing systems	Weapons control: Mk 63 GFCS. Radar: Sperry AN/SPS-53; I/J-band. Fire control: Western Electric AN/SPG-50; I/J-band.
Armament	Guns: 1 × USN 3 in (76 mm) /50 Mk 34; 50 rounds/min to (7 NM) 12.8 km; weight of shell 6 kg. 4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns (2 × 2) 1 × Bofors 40 mm/70 Mk 10.