USS PTC-39
American Patrol torpedo boat
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| Name | USS PTC-39 | ||
| Type: | Patrol torpedo boat | ||
| Tonnage | 54 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - Trumpy & Sons, Gloucester City NJ | ||
| Owner | United States Navy | ||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 26 Jan 1944 | Nationality:  American | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-716 (Hans Dunkelberg) | ||
| Position | 73° 22'N, 24° 15'E - Grid AC 4552 | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | JW-56A | ||
| Route | USA - Murmansk | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in October 1943 | ||
| Notes on event | The USS PTC-39 was on transfer from the USA to North Russia aboard the Andrew G. Curtin and was lost on 26 Jan 1944, when this ship was sunk by U-716 in convoy JW-56A. | ||
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