SPEIFICATIONS:
LENGTH: 165'
BEAM: 36'
DRAFT: 12'3"
DISPLACEMENT:1005 TONS
COMMISSIONED: 07-25-34
ARMAMENT:
1934:
2 x 3"/50; 2 x 6-POUNDERS
1942: 2 x 3"/50; 2 x 20mm/80(single mount);
2
x DEPTH CHARGE RACKS;
4 x 'Y' GUNS(carried 14 total depth charges)
2 x MOUSETRAPS
CLASS HISTORY:
THE 165-FOOT "A" CLASS CUTTERS WERE DESIGNED FOR LIGHT ICE-BREAKING AND WERE CONSTRUCTED
WITH A REINFORCED BELT AT THE WATERLINE AND A CUTAWAY FOREFOOT. THEY WERE ABLE TO BREAK ICE UP TO TWO FEET THICK. TRANSFERREDTO
THE USN IN 1941 THESE "A" CLASS CUTTERS SPENT WWII IN THE ATLANTIC, DOING WEATHER PATROLS, CONVOY DUTIES, AND
OF COURSE ICE-BREAKING DUTIES.
CUTTERS IN THIS CLASS WERE:
WPG-75 ALGONQUIN
WPG-76 COMANCHE
WPG-77 ESCANABA
WPG-78 MOHAWK
WPG-79 ONONDAGA
WPG-80 TAHOMA
FOR MORE INFO ON THESE CUTTERS GO TO THE USCG SITE:
