USS Action
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Action |
| Builder | Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., Collingwood |
| Laid down | 6 January 1942 as CN-304 |
| Launched | 28 July 1942 |
| Acquired | 21 November 1942 |
| Commissioned | 22 November 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 6 September 1945 |
| Stricken | 7 September 1945 |
| Fate | Sold in 1952 to J. Presthus, Bergen, Norway; Converted to a cargo vessel and renamed Arne Presthus. Wrecked 6 April 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Action-class |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Displacement | 1,375 long tons (1,397 t) |
| Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 7 in (4.45 m) |
| Speed | 16.5 kn (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) |
| Complement | 90 |
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USS Action (PG-86) was the lead ship of the Action-class patrol boats acquired by the United States Navy for the task of patrolling American coastal waters during World War II. She is the only ship to bear this name.