USS Panther (IX-105)

History
Canada
NameML 396
BuilderLeblanc Shipbuilding Co.
Laid down1942
Launched17 June 1942
IdentificationPennant number: Q 396
FateTransferred to United States, 1942
History
United States
NamePanther
NamesakePanther
Commissioned23 October 1942
Decommissioned9 July 1943
Reclassified
  • SC-1470, April 1943
  • IX-105, 26 June 1943
Stricken21 January 1946
Identification
FateScrapped, 13 February 1947
General characteristics
Class & typeSC-1466 class submarine chaser
Displacement99 t (97 long tons)
Length111 ft 6 in (33.99 m)
Beam17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
Draft5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Installed power
  • 2 × shaft
  • 630 shp (470 kW)
Propulsion2 × 12 cylinder Hall-Scott Defender petrol engines
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range15,000 nmi (28,000 km; 17,000 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement16 officer and enlisted
Armament

USS Panther (IX-105) was SC-1466-class submarine chaser during the World War II. Her namesake is a black variant of jaguars or leopards.

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