USCGC Atalanta (WPC-102) was a 165-foot (50 m), steel-hulled, diesel-powered Thetis-class patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard.
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| Name | USCGC Atalanta |
| Namesake | Atalanta |
| Builder | Lake Union Dry Dock Company, Seattle |
| Launched | 16 June 1934 |
| Commissioned | 20 Sep 1934 |
| Decommissioned | 1 August 1950 |
| Identification | WPC-102 |
| Fate | Sold, 7 December 1954 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Thetis-class patrol boat |
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| Length | 165 ft (50 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft 3 in (7.70 m) |
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| Installed power | 1,340 bhp |
| Propulsion | 2 × Winton Model 158 6-cylinder diesels 1,340 brake horsepower (1,000 kW) |
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History edit
She was launched on 16 June 1934 at the Seattle shipyard of Lake Union Dry Dock & Machine Works,[1] one of 18 Thetis-class patrol boats.[2][3] She was commissioned on 20 September 1934 and assigned to Seattle, Washington where she conducted rescue and law enforcement operations as well as annual Bering Sea patrols.[1] In September 1942, Atalanta was assigned to the United States Navy Western Sea Frontier where she conducted convoy escort and patrol duty.[1] She was one of the early ships in the "Alaskan Navy".[4]
Atalanta was decommissioned on 1 August 1950 and was placed in mothball at the Coast Guard mooring in Kennydale, Renton, Washington.[1] On 7 December 1954, she was sold to Birchfield Boiler, Inc., of Tacoma, Washington for $7,156.[1]
References edit
- ^ Dropkin, Les (January 2002). "The Thetis Class Coast Guard Patrol Boats" (PDF). Potomac Association.
- ^ "Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 Coast Guard Cutters & Craft". Ibiblio . Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ Ostrom, Thomas P. (May 13, 2009). The United States Coast Guard in World War II: A History of Domestic and Overseas Actions. McFarland & Company. p. 140. ISBN 9780786442560.