USS PC-1643

History
United States
Name	PC-1643
Builder	Gunderson Brothers Engineering Corp., Portland
Laid down	1963
Launched	December 1964
Commissioned	July 1965
Fate	Transferred to Turkish Navy
Turkey
Name	Koçhisar
Namesake	Koçhisar
Identification	Callsign: TBLR; Pennant number: P 116;
Status	Unknown
General characteristics
Class and type	PC-1638-class submarine chaser; Hisar-class patrol boat;
Displacement	295 tons (full load)
Length	175 ft (53 m)
Beam	23 ft (7.0 m)
Draft	10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)
Propulsion	2 x 2,400hp ALCO 169X 10AT diesel engines; 2 shafts;
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement	59
Armament	1 x Mk 15 ASW Hedgehog mortar; 1 × 40 mm gun; 3 × 20 mm cannons; 2 rocket launchers; 4 depth charge projectiles; 2 depth charge tracks;

USS PC-1643 was an PC-1638-class submarine chaser in the United States Navy during the Cold War. She was transferred to the Turkish Navy as TCG Koçhisar (P 116) of the Hisar-class patrol boat.

Construction and commissioning

She was transferred to the Turkish Navy and renamed TCG Koçhisar (P 116).[1]

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