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The Algonquin-class patrol boat were a class of cutters built for the United States Coast Guard in the early 1930s.[1] These ships were placed under United States Navy control during World War II.
USCGC Algonquin circa 1943
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Class overview | |
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Name | Algonquin class |
Operators | United States Coast Guard |
Completed | 6 |
Lost | 1 |
Retired | 5 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol boat |
Notes | Some placed under United States Navy control during World War II |
The cutters in this class were:
- USCGC Algonquin (WPG-75)
- USCGC Comanche (WPG-76)
- USCGC Escanaba (WPG-77)
- USCGC Mohawk (WPG-78)
- USCGC Onondaga (WPG-79)
- USCGC Tahoma (WPG-80)[1]
Escanaba was the lead ship in this class of Coast Guard cutters, but she exploded and sank while serving as part of the Greenland Patrol.
References
edit- ^ a b Canney, Donald L. (1995). U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790–1935. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 110–111. ISBN 978-1-55750-101-1.