USS Asheville (PGM-84)
(For other ships with the same name, see USS Asheville.) USS Asheville (PGM-84/PG-84) was an Asheville-class gunboat acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of high speed patrolling in shallow waterways. The third ship to be named Asheville by the Navy, PGM-84 was laid down on 15 April 1964 at Tacoma, Washington, by the Tacoma Boatbuilding Co.; launched on 1 May 1965; sponsored by Mrs. R. E. Harris; and commissioned on 6 August 1966, Lt. Henry Dale in command.
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USS Asheville (PGM-84)
(For other ships with the same name, see USS Asheville.) USS Asheville (PGM-84/PG-84) was an Asheville-class gunboat acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of high speed patrolling in shallow waterways. The third ship to be named Asheville by the Navy, PGM-84 was laid down on 15 April 1964 at Tacoma, Washington, by the Tacoma Boatbuilding Co.; launched on 1 May 1965; sponsored by Mrs. R. E. Harris; and commissioned on 6 August 1966, Lt. Henry Dale in command.
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1966-08-06
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1977-01-31
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1964-04-15
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1965-05-01
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transferred to theMassachusetts Maritime Academyas a training vessel
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one 3-inch gun mount, one 40 mm mount, two .50 cal. machine guns
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gas turbine engines
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1977-04-11
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