| Individual
Specifications |
| Name |
Pennant |
USN Name |
| Kilbirnie |
Z01 |
PCE827 |
| Kilbride |
Z02 |
PCE828 |
| Kilchattan |
Z03 |
PCE829 |
| Kilchrenan |
Z04 |
PCE830 |
| Kildary |
Z05 |
PCE831 |
| Kildwick |
Z06 |
PCE832 |
| Kilham |
Z07 |
PCE833 |
| Kilkenzie |
Z08 |
PCE834 |
| Kilhampton |
Z09 |
PCE835 |
| Kilmalcolm |
Z10 |
PCE836 |
| Kilmarnock |
Z11 |
PCE837 |
| Kilmarton |
Z12 |
PCE838 |
| Kilmelford |
Z13 |
PCE839 |
| Kilmington |
Z14 |
PCE840 |
| Kilmore |
Z15 |
PCE841 |
This design originated fro ma 1941 order by the
RN for 150 large, steel hulled submarine chasers, but when
America and her USN entered the war, all craft were taken up for
USN duties, due to the desperate lack of light craft there.
Luckily for the RN, 15 'escaped' the clutches of the USN and were
transferred.
Ex- "PCE" or coastal escort ( Patrol, Coastal, Escort )
they were transferred in 1943. They were used by both RN and USN
and were the USN's closest thing to a corvette.
Originally pennants were "BEC-" instead of
"Z-" ( British Escort, Coastal ).
For such small vessels, they were very well armed, and were
popular vessels, with a very long range due to their deisel
powerplant.
| Dimensions |
| Length |
184'6" |
Beam |
33' |
Draught |
9’6" |
| Empty
Displacement |
795 tons |
| Full Displacement |
903 tons |
| Performance
& Propulsion |
| Propulsion |
2 x Deisels driving 2 shafts @
1800 hp |
Speed |
18 knots |
| Range |
5600 nm @ 9 knots |
| Armament & Complement |
| Complement |
96 officers
& ratings |
| Armament |
- Gun
- 1 x
1 x 3" USN pattern
- 2 x 1 x 40mm Bofors AA
- 2 x 1 x 20mm Oerlikon AA
- ASW
- 4 x DC throwers
- 1 x Hedgehog DC launchers
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| Fates |
| All |
Returned
to USN, December 1946 |
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