| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Motor torpedo boat |
| Class | Higgins 78' |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Higgins Industies (New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 1 Feb 1943 |
| Launched | 12 Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 12 Jul 1943 |
| Lost | 17 Mar 1944 |
| Loss position | 6° 27'S, 155° 08'E |
| History | Mistakenly sunk by gunfire from the US destroyer USS Guest off Bougainville, Solomon Islands in position 06º27'S, 155º08'E. |
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