PGM-1-class motor gunboat
The "PGM-1"-class motor gunboats were a class of eight gunboats converted for the United States Navy from 1943-1944 and were succeeded by the s. All eight "PGM-1"s were converted from s. The "PGM-1"s were created to support PT boats in the Pacific, but were too slow to keep up. The "PGM-1"s were discontinued and the "PGM-9"s, also too slow, were shifted to support minesweeping ships instead. "PGM-7" was the only "PGM-1"-class vessel lost in World War II. The others were sent to the Foreign Liquidation Commission in 1947. Their exact fate is unknown. PGM-1-class