Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

WIX-207 USS Big Horn

• Coast Guard Weather Patrol Ship (ex-Big Horn class Fleet Oiler):
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• Built at Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. and commissioned as AO-45 16 Apr 1942
• Converted to Coast Guard Weather Patrol Ship WIX-207 in 1944
• ex-SS Gulf Dawn

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Big Horn

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  See Also:
• The parent directory for more information on this class and type
• Reunion links for scheduled reunions
  and possible contacts for crew lists
• Sources of ship's documents: logs, action reports, etc.
  -- mostly from the National Archives

(As AO-45)

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Last updated: February 30, 1998