USS Oahu (PR-6)

History
United States
Name	USS Oahu
Namesake	The island of Oahu in Hawaii
Builder	Kiangnan Dock and Engineering Works
Launched	26 November 1927, as PG-46
Commissioned	22 October 1928, as PY-6
Stricken	8 May 1942
Honours and awards	1 battle star
Fate	Sunk by enemy action, 5 May 1942
General characteristics [1]
Displacement	450 long tons (460 t)
Length	191 ft (58 m)
Beam	28 ft 1 in (8.56 m)
Draft	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Propulsion	1,900 hp triple expansion engines
Speed	15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement	55
Armament	2 × 3"/50 caliber gun 8 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns

The first USS Oahu (PR-6), a Yangtze River gunboat, was laid down by Kiangnan Dock and Engineering Works, Shanghai, China, 18 December 1926; launched as PG–46 on 26 November 1927; sponsored by Mrs. Bryson Bruce, wife of Comdr. Bruce; and commissioned 22 October 1928.