USS Ability (PYc-28)
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| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 1926 |
| Commissioned: | 28 September 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 29 September 1944 |
| Fate: | Disposal by Maritime Commission |
| Struck: | 1 October 1945 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 280 tons |
| Length: | 133 ft (41 m) |
| Beam: | 21 ft 6 in (7 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft (2 m) |
| Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Complement: | 43 |
| Armament: | 1 20mm gun, 2 depth charge tracks |
The first USS Ability (PYc-28) was a yacht in the service of the United States Navy used for anti-submarine warfare during World War II.
She was built as Reomar IV in 1926 at Bay City, Michigan by Defoe Boat and Motor Works and purchased by the Navy on 12 March 1942. She was renamed Abilene and assigned hull number PYc-28. Commissioned on 28 September 1942 Lt. (j.g.) Lloyd R. Walker was placed in command.
After a brief period of shakedown training, Ability reported in November 1942 to Commander, Eastern Sea Frontier, and through the late autumn and winter performed patrol duty. Between March 1943 and September 1944, Ability was attached to the Fleet Sound School, Key West, Florida. There, she participated in antisubmarine warfare training exercises and carried out harbor guard duties.
The ship was decommissioned on 29 September 1944 and placed in an "in service" status for duty as a naval reserve training ship at Tompkinsville, New York. Ability was placed out of service on 19 September 1945 and was struck from the Navy list on 1 October 1945. She was turned over to the Maritime Commission for disposal on 18 May 1946.
See the article USS Ability for other ships of the same name.
See Also
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.