USS Castine (IX-211)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Castine |
| Namesake | Castine, Maine |
| Laid down | 14 March 1940 |
| Launched | 23 August 1941 |
| Commissioned | 1 May 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 3 October 1945 |
| Fate | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 348 tons |
| Length | 173.8 ft (53.0 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Beasler boilers with DeLaval turbines |
USS Castine (IX-211), formally PC-452, was a was a submarine chaser of the United States Navy.
PC-452 was laid down on 14 March 1940 at the
PC-452 was to be used as a steam turbine test bed hull, while PC-451, also an experimental ship built at Defoe, used diesel electric drive. Originally called "X-Boats," they differed in detail and were listed as 165 footers, even though they were 173 feet long.
PC-452 was reclassified as an Unclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary and assigned the hull number, "IX-211". She was then renamed Castine after the
PC-452's executive officer, Lt.(j.g.) John W. Hazard, wrote an article for The New Yorker recounting the steam propulsion experiments that became the basis for the 1951 comedy film You're in the Navy Now.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.