USS PC-1643

USS PC-1643 was an PC-1638-class submarine chaser in the United States Navy during the Cold War. She was transferred to the Turkish Navy as TCG Koçhisar (P 116) of the Hisar-class patrol boat.

History
United States
Name	PC-1643
Builder	Gunderson Brothers Engineering Corp., Portland
Laid down	1963
Launched	December 1964
Commissioned	July 1965
Fate	Transferred to Turkish Navy
Turkey
Name	Koçhisar
Namesake	Koçhisar
Identification	Callsign: TBLR Pennant number: P 116
Status	Unknown
General characteristics
Class and type	PC-1638-class submarine chaser Hisar-class patrol boat
Displacement	295 tons (full load)
Length	175 ft (53 m)
Beam	23 ft (7.0 m)
Draft	10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)
Propulsion	2 x 2,400hp ALCO 169X 10AT diesel engines 2 shafts
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement	59
Armament	1 x Mk 15 ASW Hedgehog mortar 1 × 40 mm gun 3 × 20 mm cannons 2 rocket launchers 4 depth charge projectiles 2 depth charge tracks

Construction and commissioning

PC-1642 was laid down in 1963 at Gunderson Brothers Engineering Corps., Portland, Oregon. Launched in December 1964.

She was transferred to the Turkish Navy and renamed TCG Koçhisar (P 116).

Further reading

• Navsource.org