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 USCGC Algonquin circa 1943 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Algonquin class |
| Operators | United States Coast Guard |
| Completed | 6 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Retired | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Notes | Some placed under United States Navy control during World War II |
The Algonquin-class patrol boat were a class of cutters built for the United States Coast Guard in the early 1930s. [1] These ships were placed under United States Navy control during World War II.
The cutters in this class were:
- USCGC Algonquin (WPG-75)
- USCGC Comanche (WPG-76)
- USCGC Escanaba (WPG-77)
- USCGC Mohawk (WPG-78)
- USCGC Onondaga (WPG-79)
- USCGC Tahoma (WPG-80) [1]
Escanaba was the lead ship in this class of Coast Guard cutters, but she exploded and sank while serving as part of the Greenland Patrol.
