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PC-470 was laid down by George Lawley & Sons of Neponset, Massachusetts, on 27 February 1942, and launched on 27 June. She was commissioned on 31 July. [1] While in the Philippines during World War II, the ship was holed by a Japanese 75-millimeter (3.0 in) shell at Leyte, but was repaired. [2] PC-470 earned two battle stars for her World War ...
The following submarine chasers were 173/174 feet long and used the PC designation. The large missing sections of these numbers for the most part come from the sharing of the same number sequence with the 110-foot submarine chasers that used the SC designation and the 134-foot patrol craft sweepers that used the PCS designation .
In California, one example of a wobbler offense is grand theft (PC487). [9] In this case, the judge has the power to reduce a felony charge of this type to a misdemeanor during various stages of the proceeding, including the preliminary hearing all the way until after a defendant completes probation.
An oscillating cylinder engine cannot be reversed by means of the valve linkage (as in a normal fixed cylinder) because there is none. Reversing of the engine can be achieved by reversing the steam connections between inlet and exhaust or, in the case of small engines, by shifting the trunnion pivot point so that the port in the cylinder lines up with a different pair of ports in the port face.
{{PC-461 class submarine chaser|2}} where the optional parameter is the number of the arbitrary group in which the ship appears in the template: Use 1 for USS PC-461 to USS PC-627; Use 2 for USS PC-776 to USS PC-1099; Use 3 for USS PC-1100 to USS PC-1199; Use 4 for USS PC-1200 to USS PC-1265; Use 5 for USS PC-1546 to USS PC-1569
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Wobbler may refer to: Wobbler (fishing), a type of fishing lure; Wiggler (tool), a centering tool in metalworking; Wobbler (band), a Norwegian progressive rock band; Wobbler disease, a neurological condition of dogs and horses; A crime that could be charged as either a felony or misdemeanor, also called a hybrid offence; Humorous British slang ...