USS Palos (PG-16)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Palos |
| Builder | Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co. |
| Laid down | 28 April 1913 |
| Launched | 23 April 1914 |
| Commissioned | 24 June 1914 |
| Decommissioned | 21 May 1937 |
| Reclassified | PR-1, 15 June 1928 |
| Stricken | 21 May 1937 |
| Fate | Sold, 3 June 1937 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | River gunboat |
| Displacement | 204 long tons (207 t) |
| Length | 165 ft 6 in (50.44 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
| Draft | 2 ft 5 in (0.74 m) |
| Speed | 13.25 knots (24.54 km/h; 15.25 mph) |
| Complement | 52 officers and enlisted |
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The second USS Palos (PG-16), a shallow draft gunboat built for service on the Yangtze River, China, was pre-constructed at Mare Island Navy Yard in 1912; dismantled and shipped to Shanghai, China: laid down by the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., on 28 April 1913; launched on 23 April 1914; sponsored by Mrs. Lee S. Border, wife of Naval Constructor Border who supervised the gunboat's construction; and commissioned on 24 June 1914.