Asheville-class gunboat
Class of ship
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The Asheville-class gunboats were a class of small warships built for the United States Navy in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The class is named for a city in western North Carolina and the seat of Buncombe County. Wikipedia
Built: 1966–1971
Displacement: 240 long tons (244 t)
Draft: 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m)
Lost: 1
Propulsion: CODOG; 2 × Cummins VT12-875 diesel; 1,450 hp (1.08 MW); General Electric LM1500 marine gas turbine
Range: 1,700 nmi (3,100 km)
Speed: 16 kn (30 km/h) max on diesels; 42 kn (78 km/h) max on turbine