USS Surprise (PG-97)

USS Surprise (PG-97) on trials in 1969
History
United States
NameUSS Surprise
BuilderPeterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Laid down24 May 1968
Launched7 December 1968
Commissioned17 October 1969
Decommissioned28 February 1973
IdentificationHull number PG-97
Fate
  • Loaned to Turkish Navy 28 February 1973
  • Sold to Turkey June 1987
  • Deleted 2000
NotesServed in Turkish Navy as TCG Bora 1973–2000
General characteristics
TypePatrol gunboat
Displacement247 tons full
Length165 ft 0 in (50.29 m)
Beam24 ft 0 in (7.32 m)
Draft5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
PropulsionGeared Diesel engines for cruising; gas turbines for high speeds
Speed37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph)
Complement24 officers and enlisted men
Armament

The fourth USS Surprise and fifth American naval ship of the name was an Asheville-class patrol gunboat that served in the United States Navy from 1969 to 1973.

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