| 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 | 27 Apr 1943 |
| Laid down | 17 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 6 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 6 Dec 1943 |
| Lost | 25 Oct 1944 |
| Loss position | 10° 15'N, 125° 23'E |
| History | Sunk by Japanese gunfire during the Battle of Surigao Strait in position 10º15'N, 125º23'E. |
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