USS PCE-882 was a PCE-842-class patrol craft for the United States Navy during World War II. She was renamed ROKS Noryang (PCEC-51) after being acquired by the Republic of Korea Navy on 11 February 1955.

Construction and career

PCE-867 was laid down by Albina Engineer & Machine Works, Portland on 26 August 1943 and launched on 3 December 1943. She was commissioned on 23 February 1945. The ship was later renamed PCEC-882.[1]

After the end of the Korean War, the Republic of Korea Navy acquired the ship and renamed it to ROKS Noryang (PCEC-51) on 11 February 1955.[2]

In 1959, Noryang sank a spy ship within the waters of Soyeonpyeong. Near the coast of Samcheonpo in 1977, she participated in a counter-espionage operation.[3]

References

  1. ^ "PCE-822". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  2. ^ "PCEC-51 노량급 초계함". 네이버 블로그 | FROM THE SEA (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  3. ^ "한국 해군 퇴역 초계함 목록". tcatmon.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-03-04.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_PCE-882
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