Ships of the U.S. Coast Guard, 1940-1945

WPG-183 Mayflower

• Gunboat class Cutter:
• Displacement: 2,850 tons
• Length: 320'7" overall
• Beam: 37'
• Draft: 19'10"
• Speed: 12 knots
• Armament: 1 5"/51, 2 3"/50, 6 20mm, 2 dc tracks, 4 Y-guns, hedgehog
• Complement: 9 officers, 2 warrants, 142 enlisted
• Triple-expansion steam engines, twin screws, 2,400 shaft hp
• Built at J & G Thompson, Clydebank, Scotland as a luxury steam yacht in 1896
• Acquired by the Navy in 1898
• Acquired by the Coast Guard, and commissioned 24 October 1943

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Mayflower

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