Allied Warships

USS PT 553

Motor torpedo boat of the ELCO 80' class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMotor torpedo boat
ClassELCO 80' 
Pennant 
Built byElectric Launch Company Ltd. (Elco), (Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.A.) 
Ordered15 Oct 1942 
Laid down21 Jun 1943 
Launched7 Sep 1943 
Commissioned18 Oct 1943 
End service12 Apr 1945 
History

Transferred to the Soviet Union on 12 April 1945 being renamed TK 442.

 
Career notesTo the Soviet Union as TK 442

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