USS Parris Island

USS Parris Island
History
United States
Name	Parris Island
Namesake	Parris Island
Builder	Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland, Oregon
Laid down	10 May 1943
Launched	8 July 1943
Commissioned	30 October 1944
Decommissioned	19 June 1947
Stricken	1 August 1947
Fate	Sold, 1948, foundered 1989, scrapped in situ 1996
General characteristics
Type	PCE-842-class patrol craft
Displacement	850 long tons (864 t)
Length	184 ft 6 in (56.24 m)
Beam	33 ft (10 m)
Draft	9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion	2 × 1,800 hp (1,342 kW) General Motors 12-278A diesel engines Falk single reduction gear 2 shafts
Speed	15.7 knots (29.1 km/h; 18.1 mph)
Complement	110 officers and enlisted
Armament	4 × single 20 mm gun mounts

USS Parris Island (AG-72) was a patrol craft escort named for Parris Island, South Carolina (part of the Sea Islands chain, and home to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island since 1915).

Originally built as PCE–901, she was laid down on 10 May 1943 by the Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation of Portland, Oregon; launched on 8 July 1943; reclassified USS Parris Island (AG–72) on 28 April 1944; and placed in service on 30 October 1944.

Service history

Parris Island was assigned to the Commandant 13th Naval District on 14 November 1944, upon completion of shakedown trials, and was transferred to the 11th Naval District on 26 November. She performed coastal duties until she was placed out of service on 19 June 1947. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 August 1947 and turned over to the Maritime Commission on 20 January 1948 at San Diego.

In 1948, Parris Island was sold to Honduran registry. She retained her original name, serving as M/V Parris Island, and continued in this capacity into 1970. She foundered on 8 August 1989 and was scrapped in situ in 1996.^[1]

References

1. "Parris Island (5270923)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

• "Parris Island (AG 72) / ex-PCE-901". Service Ship Photo Archive. Retrieved 7 March 2007.

External links

• Patrol Craft Sailors Association