USS Action

History
United States
NameAction
BuilderCollingwood Shipyards Ltd., Collingwood
Laid down6 January 1942 as CN-304
Launched28 July 1942
Acquired21 November 1942
Commissioned22 November 1942
Decommissioned6 September 1945
Stricken7 September 1945
FateSold in 1952 to J. Presthus, Bergen, Norway; Converted to a cargo vessel and renamed Arne Presthus. Wrecked 6 April 1972
General characteristics
Class & typeAction-class
TypePatrol boat
Displacement1,375 long tons (1,397 t)
Length205 ft (62 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft14 ft 7 in (4.45 m)
Speed16.5 kn (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Complement90
Armament

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.