| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Motor torpedo boat |
| Class | ELCO 80' |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Electric Launch Company Ltd. (Elco), (Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 26 Mar 1942 |
| Laid down | 2 Oct 1942 |
| Launched | 17 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 2 Jan 1943 |
| Lost | 7 Sep 1943 |
| Loss position | 7° 34'S, 165° 35'E |
| History | Damaged by grounding and scuttled off Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands in position 07º34'S, 165º35'E. |
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