Allied Warships

USS PT 653

Motor torpedo boat of the Higgins 78' class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMotor torpedo boat
ClassHiggins 78' 
Pennant 
Built byHiggins Industies (New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.) 
Ordered6 May 1944 
Laid down15 Jan 1945 
Launched26 Feb 1945 
Commissioned29 Jun 1945 
End serviceAug 1945 
History

Transferred to the Soviet Union in August 1945 being renamed TK 879.

 
Career notesTo the Soviet Union as TK 879

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