Patrol craft of the Eagle class
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Patrol craft |
| Class | Eagle |
| Pennant | PE-38 |
| Built by | Ford Motor Co. (Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 31 Jan, 1919 |
| Launched | 29 Mar, 1919 |
| Commissioned | 30 Jul, 1919 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
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| History | Sold on 3 March 1947 |
| Noteable events involving PE-38 include: 27 Aug, 1942
USS Lea and USS PE-38 together pick up 33 survivors from the British tanker San Fabian that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-511 about 120 nautical miles south-south-east of Guantanamo in position 18º09'N, 74º38'W. |
