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gunboats; the machinery plant and hull below the waterline were identical. This standardization would save money—always paramount in the Coast Guard's mind, as the cutters were built in U.S. Navy shipbuilding yards. Thirty-two preliminary designs based upon the Erie class were drawn up before one was
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Displacing 2,350 tons with a 12-foot (3.7 m) draft, these ships had a maximum speed of 20 knots (37 km/h). They had crews of between 120 and 230 depending on whether they were serving in peace or wartime. The ships were originally built with two open centerline
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Treasury-class cutters proved versatile and long-lived warships. Most served the United States for over 40 years, including with distinction through World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
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suitability escorting convoy HX 159 in
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patrol and drug interdiction. Built for only $ 2.5 million each, in terms of cost effectiveness we may never see the likes of these cutters again."
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Commander (Constructor) F. G. Hunnewell, USCG, was the head of the
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593:escorted eastbound SC 111 and westbound ONS 156.
587:escorted eastbound HX 212 and westbound ON 145.
581:escorted eastbound SC 100 and westbound ON 135.
627:escorted the final A3 convoy HX 233 eastbound.
571:escorted eastbound SC 95 and westbound ON 125.
358:378-foot (115 m) high endurance cutters.
317:," with the ships fighting off and destroying
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482:mounts forward, and carried either a single
728:is part of the Key West Maritime Museum in
443:, (original # 69) launched 10 November 1936
332:, pilot search and rescue (SAR) during the
202:2 × oil-fueled Babcock & Wilcox boilers
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413:, (original # 71) launched 14 January 1937
463:, (original # 70) launched 6 January 1937
1155:Rohwer, J. & Hummelchen, G. (1992).
603:escorted eastbound HX 223 and westbound
221:20 knots (37.0 km/h; 23.0 mph)
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534:group A3 during the winter of 1942–43.
1396:North Atlantic convoys of World War II
1157:Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945
473:, (original # 68) launched 3 June 1936
453:, (original # 66) launched 3 June 1936
433:, (original # 67) launched 3 June 1936
423:, (original # 65) launched 3 June 1936
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27:United States Coast Guard cutter class
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1108:Weyer's Warships of the World, 1969
973:U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Fact Sheets
947:U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Fact Sheets
921:U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Fact Sheets
859:U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Fact Sheets
833:U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Fact Sheets
807:U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Fact Sheets
708:was sold 8 October 1981 for scrap.
1056:Rohwer & Hummelchen 1992 p.207
1038:Rohwer & Hummelchen 1992 p.136
1029:Rohwer & Hummelchen 1992 p.139
897:from the original on 30 April 2017
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541:escorted westbound convoy ONS 92.
1110:. United States Naval Institute.
165:(2,252 t; 2,482 short tons)
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1074:Morison 1975 pp.334-335&343
888:U.S. Coast Guard Cutter History
638:participated in the battles of
1146:Morison, Samuel Eliot (1975).
336:, and a critical component of
211:6,200 ihp (4,600 kW)
1:
1176:U.S. Warships of World War II
1174:Silverstone, Paul H. (1968).
943:"Spencer, 1937 (WPG/WHEC 36)"
490:aft. Various arrangements of
1183:Waters, John M. Jr. (1967).
1150:. Little, Brown and Company.
890:. United States CoastGuard.
522:demonstrated Treasury-class
205:Westinghouse geared turbines
975:. United States Coast Guard
949:. United States Coast Guard
923:. United States Coast Guard
861:. United States Coast Guard
835:. United States Coast Guard
809:. United States Coast Guard
565:escorted westbound ONS 102.
303:Secretaries of the Treasury
173:327 ft (99.67 m)
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1187:. D. Van Nostrand Company.
1106:Albrecht, Gerhard (1969).
551:escorted eastbound HX 190.
508:MK 32 torpedo tube systems
254:5 in (127 mm)/51
192:12.5 ft (3.81 m)
18:USCG Treasury Class Cutter
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1159:. Naval Institute Press.
1131:. Naval Institute Press.
718:Baltimore Maritime Museum
299:United States Coast Guard
266:8 × .50-cal. machine guns
184:41 ft (12.50 m)
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75:United States Coast Guard
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1178:. Doubleday and Company.
1011:Morison 1975 pp.108-109
855:"Duane, 1936 (WHEC-33)"
362:Design and construction
143:General characteristics
1401:Treasury-class cutters
1391:Battle of the Atlantic
1386:High endurance cutters
1224:Treasury-class cutters
1083:Silverstone 1968 p.370
1020:Milner 1985 pp.290-291
993:Silverstone 1968 p.369
759:Silverstone 1968 p.373
680:With the exception of
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532:Mid-Ocean Escort Force
524:anti-submarine warfare
295:high endurance cutters
1127:Milner, Marc (1985).
1122:. Ships and Aircraft.
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617:and westbound ON 175.
338:Operation Market Time
293:was a group of seven
291:Treasury-class cutter
514:World War II service
1381:Patrol ship classes
1002:Albrecht 1969 p.178
722:Baltimore, Maryland
676:at Honolulu in 1958
613:escorted eastbound
494:and 5"/51 guns and
1275:Alexander Hamilton
1249:George W. Campbell
1129:North Atlantic Run
1092:Morison 1975 p.109
1065:Morison 1975 p.344
1047:Morison 1975 p.305
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504:5"/38 caliber gun
484:Grumman JF-2 Duck
480:5"/51 caliber gun
397:"Hunnewell Hump."
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768:Waters 1967
714:museum ship
510:tubes aft.
457:USCGC
437:USCGC
427:USCGC
417:USCGC
407:USCGC
342:Vietnam War
340:during the
1375:Categories
740:References
334:Korean War
234:Complement
197:Propulsion
1345:Hollyhock
745:Footnotes
700:in 1987.
377:, mostly
375:smuggling
372:narcotics
346:fisheries
326:flagships
261:6-pounder
256:cal. guns
248:As built:
163:long tons
118:Preserved
102:Cancelled
94:Completed
63:Operators
1281:Hamilton
1255:Campbell
1118:(1942).
892:Archived
730:Key West
702:Campbell
682:Hamilton
597:Campbell
585:Campbell
575:Campbell
555:Campbell
545:Campbell
528:warships
520:Campbell
500:hedgehog
471:(WPG-37)
451:(WPG-35)
439:Hamilton
419:Campbell
354:Hamilton
242:Armament
208:2 shafts
86:Hamilton
1336:Calumet
1307:Spencer
734:Florida
716:at the
706:Spencer
698:Florida
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611:Spencer
601:Spencer
591:Spencer
579:Spencer
569:Spencer
459:Spencer
392:US Navy
322:U-boats
307:"327's"
189:Draught
44:in 1968
1294:Ingham
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724:, and
672:USCGC
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559:Ingham
549:Ingham
539:Ingham
467:USCGC
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447:USCGC
389:-class
356:-class
319:German
170:Length
161:2,216
152:Cutter
132:USCGC
126:Ingham
124:USCGC
72:
1347:class
1338:class
1320:Taney
1268:Duane
979:2 May
953:2 May
895:(PDF)
884:(PDF)
720:, in
710:Taney
690:Duane
674:Taney
658:Taney
650:Taney
625:Duane
563:Duane
492:3"/50
469:Taney
429:Duane
379:opium
226:Range
218:Speed
134:Taney
42:Duane
1242:Bibb
1161:ISBN
1133:ISBN
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